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It's Lion Turtles all the way down ([personal profile] lettered) wrote in [community profile] daily_words2011-01-21 10:01 am

albedo

al·be·do

   
[al-bee-doh]

–noun, plural -dos.
1. Astronomy . the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
2. Meteorology . such a ratio for any part of the earth's surface or atmosphere.
3. the white, inner rind of a citrus fruit.

*words to know when you talk about climate change

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