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Definition of: albedo
(al·bē′dō) n;.
1. Astron. The percentage of the total illumination of a planet or satellite that is reflected from its surface: the albedo of the moon is 7.2; of the planet Mars, 14.8.
2. Reflectivity.
3. The white, spongy portion of the inner rind of citrus fruit that contains the substance pectin. [<L <albus white]
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