coefficient vs coefficient of absorption

coefficient of absorption vs coefficient

coefficient and coefficient of absorption both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coefficient	Yes	No	No	No
coefficient of absorption	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coefficient of absorption is a hyponym of coefficient; that is, coefficient of absorption is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coefficient:

coefficient: a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
coefficient of absorption: a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber

Other hyponyms of coefficient include absorptance, absorption coefficient, coefficient of drag, drag coefficient, coefficient of friction, coefficient of mutual induction, mutual inductance, coefficient of self induction, self-inductance, modulus, coefficient of expansion, expansivity, coefficient of reflection, reflectance, reflection factor, reflectivity, transmission, transmittance, absolute viscosity, coefficient of viscosity, dynamic viscosity, weight, weighting.

coefficient (noun)	coefficient of absorption (noun)
a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic	a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber

Difference between coefficient and coefficient of absorption

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