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albedo

al·be·do [ al bdō ] (plural al·be·dos)


noun 
Definition:
 
light reflected by planet: the fraction of light hitting an object that is reflected by that object, especially a planet reflecting the Sun's light

[Mid-19th century. < ecclesiastical Latin, "whiteness" < Latin albus "white"]
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