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ABSORPTION UNIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit for measuring absorption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("absorption unit" is a kind of...):
unit; unit of measurement (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "absorption unit"):
sabin (a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound)