Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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transmittance

The fraction of incident light that can be seen through a material. The fraction actually has meaning only when the nature of the incident light and the design of the measuring instrument are specified. See also:PARALLEL TRANSMITTANCE ; TOTAL TRANSMITTANCE . (17 )




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