physical property vs absorptivity

absorptivity vs physical property

physical property and absorptivity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
physical property	Yes	No	No	No
absorptivity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, absorptivity is a hyponym of physical property; that is, absorptivity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than physical property:

physical property: any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
absorptivity: (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body

Other hyponyms of physical property include absorption factor, dissolubility, solubleness, drippiness, reflection, reflectivity, reflexion, bending, deflection, deflexion, temperature, enthalpy, H, heat content, total heat, entropy, randomness, S, perceptibility, invisibility, invisibleness, brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, inaudibility, inaudibleness, imperceptibility, reluctivity, sensitiveness, sensitivity, magnetisation, magnetization, elasticity, snap, malleability, plasticity, inelasticity, unmalleability, mass, weight, momentum, fugacity, length, oversteer, understeer, thermal resistance, hydrostaticity, crystallinity, slatiness, acoustic absorption, thermal insulation, expandability, meltability.

physical property (noun)	absorptivity (noun)
any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions	(physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body

Difference between physical property and absorptivity

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