The optical thickness Ï of a medium is a dimensionless quantity that characterizes the attenuation of optical radiation in the medium. The attenuation results from the joint action of light absorption and light scattering.he optical thickness Ï of a medium is a dimensionless quantity that characterizes the attenuation of optical radiation in the medium. The attenuation results from the joint action of light absorption and light scattering.
As nouns the difference between automation and automatization is that automation is the act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls while automatization is a process of making an action of a higher animal reflexive.
homogenization. (hÉmÅj'ÉnÉzÄ`shÉn) , process in which a mixture is made uniform throughout. Generally this procedure involves reducing the size of the particles of one component of the mixture and dispersing them evenly throughout the other component. Probably the most familiar example of a homogenized product is commercially sold milk.