An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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optical thickness
  ستبرایِ نوری   
setabrâ-ye nuri

Fr.: épaisseur optique   

Same as → optical depth.

optical; → thickness.

thickness
  ستبرا   
setabrâ (#)

Fr.: épaisseur   

The state or quality of being thick. → optical thickness.

M.E. thiknesse, O.E. thicnes, from → thick + -nes(s) suffix of action, quality or state, cf. M.Du. -nisse, O.H.G. -nissa, Ger. -nis, Goth. -inassus.

Setabrâ, from setabrthick + a suffix forming nouns from adjectives.