albedo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin albēdō (“whiteness”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ælˈbi.doʊ/ Hyphenation: al‧be‧do === Noun === albedo (countable and uncountable, plural albedos or albedoes) (physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage. (botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith. (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 ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “albedo”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === Baldeo, beload, doable == Esperanto == === Etymology === Derived from Latin albēdō (“whiteness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈbedo/ Rhymes: -edo Syllabification: al‧be‧do === Noun === albedo (accusative singular albedon, plural albedoj, accusative plural albedojn) (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 albedo ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “albedo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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 == === Alternative forms === albedine === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin albēdō. === Noun === albedo f (invariable) 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.do] === Noun === albēdō f (genitive albēdinis); third declension (Late Latin) white (color) whiteness Synonyms: albitūdō, albor, album ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ==== 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. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin albēdō. First attested in 1908. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈbɛ.dɔ/ Rhymes: -ɛdɔ Syllabification: al‧be‧do === Noun === albedo n (indeclinable) (physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) albedo (fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body) niskie/małe albedo ― a low albedo wysokie albedo ― a high albedo ziemskie albedo/albedo Ziemi ― the albedo of the Earth albedo wynosi ileś ― an albedo reaches/is/amounts albedo neutronów ― the albedo of neutrons albedo powierzchni ― the albedo of a surface albedo planety ― the albedo of a planet albedo śniegu ― the albedo of a snow wartość albedo ― the value of an albedo wielkości albedo ― the magnitude of an albedo (botany) albedo (part of citrus fruit rind) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === albedo in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin albēdō. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -edu Hyphenation: al‧be‧do === Noun === albedo m (usually uncountable, plural albedos) (physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body) === Further reading === “albedo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “albedo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “albedo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “albedo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French albédo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈbe.do/ === Noun === albedo n (uncountable) albedo ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “albedo”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin albēdō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈbedo/ [alˈβ̞e.ð̞o] Rhymes: -edo Syllabification: al‧be‧do === Noun === albedo m (plural albedos) (physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body) === Further reading === “albedo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025