albedo
Pronunciation
[change]- (US) IPA (key): /ælˈbi.doʊ/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: al‧be‧do
Noun
[change]- (physics) (meteorology) (astronomy) An albedo is a fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface, that is usually expressed as a percentage.
- (botany) The albedo is the whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits.
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