Rosseland mean absorption coefficient

Rosseland mean absorption coefficient

[′rȯs·lənd ′mēn əb′sȯrp·shən ‚kō·i‚fish·ənt]
(optics)
A coefficient of opacity that is the inverse of a weighted mean of the transmission coefficient over all frequencies.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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