albedo

See also: Albedo and albédo

English

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albedo

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin albēdō (“whiteness”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ælˈbi.doʊ/

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• Hyphenation: al‧be‧do

Noun

albedo (countable and uncountable, plural albedos or albedoes)

1. (physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
   • 2022 August 10, Gareth Dennis, “How can we run trains when the heat is on?”, in RAIL, number 963, page 45:

     For track, painting rails white at weak points that are more prone to buckling (where the 'critical rail temperature' is close to the 'stress free temperature' [...]) increases their albedo and can help slow how quickly they heat up, reducing their temperature by perhaps five degrees or so.

2. (botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.
3. (alchemy) One of the four major stages of the magnum opus, involving purification of the prima materia.

   Synonym: leucosis

   Coordinate terms: nigredo, citrinitas, rubedo

Usage notes

Albedo is to be distinguished from reflectivity, which refers to one specific wavelength (monochromatic radiation).

Derived terms

• albedo feature
• albedometer
• ice-albedo feedback
• terrestrial albedo

Translations

fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body

Arabic: عَاكِسِيَّة f (ʕākisiyya), وَضَاءَة f (waḍāʔa) Catalan: albedo m Chinese: Mandarin: 反照率 (zh) (fǎnzhàolǜ) Finnish: heijastussuhde French: albédo (fr) m German: Albedo (de) f Greek: άλβεδό n (álvedó) Hindi: धवलता (hi) (dhavaltā), प्रकाशानुपात (prakāśānupāt) Inuktitut: ᖃᐅᒪᓂᖅ ᒪᓂᕋᒥᙶᖅᑐᖅ Italian: albedo (it) f Japanese: 反射能 (はんしゃのう, hanshanō), アルベド (arubedo) Korean: 반사율 (ko) (bansayul), 알베도 (ko) (albedo) Malay: albedo Persian: سپیدایی (fa) (sepidâyi) Polish: albedo (pl) n Portuguese: albedo (pt) m Romanian: albedo (ro) Russian: альбе́до (ru) n (alʹbédo) Spanish: albedo (es) m Tamil: எதிரொளிதிறன் (ta) (etiroḷitiṟaṉ), வெண் எகிர்சிதறல் (veṇ ekircitaṟal) Turkish: yansıtabilirlik (tr) Vietnamese: suất phản chiếu

part of citrus fruit rind

Finnish: aluskuori French: ziste (fr) m, albédo (fr) m Korean: 귤락 (gyullak) Occitan: albedo m Polish: albedo (pl) n Portuguese: medula (pt) f Spanish: albédine f

References

• “albedo”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• Baldeo, beload, doable

Esperanto

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Etymology

Derived from Latin albēdō (“whiteness”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /alˈbedo/
• Rhymes: -edo
• Hyphenation: al‧be‧do

Noun

albedo (accusative singular albedon, plural albedoj, accusative plural albedojn)

1. (physics) albedo

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin albēdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlbedo/, [ˈɑ̝lbe̞do̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlbedo
• Syllabification^(key): al‧be‧do
• Hyphenation^(key): al‧be‧do

Noun

albedo

1. albedo

Declension

Inflection of albedo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		albedo	albedot
genitive		albedon	albedojen
partitive		albedoa	albedoja
illative		albedoon	albedoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		albedo	albedot
accusative	nom.	albedo	albedot
	gen.	albedon
genitive		albedon	albedojen
partitive		albedoa	albedoja
inessive		albedossa	albedoissa
elative		albedosta	albedoista
illative		albedoon	albedoihin
adessive		albedolla	albedoilla
ablative		albedolta	albedoilta
allative		albedolle	albedoille
essive		albedona	albedoina
translative		albedoksi	albedoiksi
abessive		albedotta	albedoitta
instructive		—	albedoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of albedo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative albedoni albedoni accusative nom. albedoni albedoni gen. albedoni genitive albedoni albedojeni partitive albedoani albedojani inessive albedossani albedoissani elative albedostani albedoistani illative albedooni albedoihini adessive albedollani albedoillani ablative albedoltani albedoiltani allative albedolleni albedoilleni essive albedonani albedoinani translative albedokseni albedoikseni abessive albedottani albedoittani instructive — — comitative — albedoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative albedosi albedosi accusative nom. albedosi albedosi gen. albedosi genitive albedosi albedojesi partitive albedoasi albedojasi inessive albedossasi albedoissasi elative albedostasi albedoistasi illative albedoosi albedoihisi adessive albedollasi albedoillasi ablative albedoltasi albedoiltasi allative albedollesi albedoillesi essive albedonasi albedoinasi translative albedoksesi albedoiksesi abessive albedottasi albedoittasi instructive — — comitative — albedoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative albedomme albedomme accusative nom. albedomme albedomme gen. albedomme genitive albedomme albedojemme partitive albedoamme albedojamme inessive albedossamme albedoissamme elative albedostamme albedoistamme illative albedoomme albedoihimme adessive albedollamme albedoillamme ablative albedoltamme albedoiltamme allative albedollemme albedoillemme essive albedonamme albedoinamme translative albedoksemme albedoiksemme abessive albedottamme albedoittamme instructive — — comitative — albedoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative albedonne albedonne accusative nom. albedonne albedonne gen. albedonne genitive albedonne albedojenne partitive albedoanne albedojanne inessive albedossanne albedoissanne elative albedostanne albedoistanne illative albedoonne albedoihinne adessive albedollanne albedoillanne ablative albedoltanne albedoiltanne allative albedollenne albedoillenne essive albedonanne albedoinanne translative albedoksenne albedoiksenne abessive albedottanne albedoittanne instructive — — comitative — albedoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative albedonsa albedonsa accusative nom. albedonsa albedonsa gen. albedonsa genitive albedonsa albedojensa partitive albedoaan albedoansa albedojaan albedojansa inessive albedossaan albedossansa albedoissaan albedoissansa elative albedostaan albedostansa albedoistaan albedoistansa illative albedoonsa albedoihinsa adessive albedollaan albedollansa albedoillaan albedoillansa ablative albedoltaan albedoltansa albedoiltaan albedoiltansa allative albedolleen albedollensa albedoilleen albedoillensa essive albedonaan albedonansa albedoinaan albedoinansa translative albedokseen albedoksensa albedoikseen albedoiksensa abessive albedottaan albedottansa albedoittaan albedoittansa instructive — — comitative — albedoineen albedoinensa

Further reading

• “albedo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

albedo

Wikipedia ^it

Alternative forms

• albedine

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin albēdō.

Noun

albedo f (invariable)

1. albedo (all senses)

Further reading

• albedo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From alb(us) (“white”) +‎ -ēdō (abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aɫˈbeː.doː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [alˈbɛː.d̪o]

Noun

albēdō f (genitive albēdinis); third declension (Late Latin)

1. white (color)
2. whiteness

   Synonyms: albitūdō, albor, album

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	albēdō	albēdinēs
genitive	albēdinis	albēdinum
dative	albēdinī	albēdinibus
accusative	albēdinem	albēdinēs
ablative	albēdine	albēdinibus
vocative	albēdō	albēdinēs

Related terms

• albāmentum
• albārius
• albātus
• albeō
• albescō
• albicascō
• albicēris
• albicō
• albicolor
• albicomus
• albidulus
• albidus
• albineus
• albitūdō
• albō
• albogalērus
• albogilvus
• albor
• albūgō
• albulus
• albūmen
• alburnum
• alburnus
• albus

Descendants

• Italian: albedine
• Spanish: albédine
• → Catalan: albedo
• → English: albedo
  • → Japanese: アルベド (arubedo)
• Esperanto: albedo
• → French: albédo
  • → Romanian: albedo
• → German: Albedo
• → Italian: albedo
• → Polish: albedo
• → Portuguese: albedo
• → Russian: альбе́до (alʹbédo)
• → Spanish: albedo

References

• “albedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “albedo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.