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albedo
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albedo /al·be·do/ (al-be´do) [L.] whiteness.
albedo re´tinae  paleness of the retina due to edema caused by transudation of fluid from the retinal capillaries.

albedo
[albē′dō] pl. albedos
Etymology: L, albus, white
a whiteness, as a surface reflection.


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As the snow melted in the spring and more vegetation became exposed, the albedos of all the test sites dropped to their summertime values, between 11 and 19 percent.
 
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