Albino vs. Albedo — What's the Difference?

An individual with albinism.

Albedo (; from Latin albedo 'whiteness') is the measure of the diffuse reflection of solar radiation out of the total solar radiation and measured on a scale from 0, corresponding to a black body that absorbs all incident radiation, to 1, corresponding to a body that reflects all incident radiation. Surface albedo is defined as the ratio of radiosity Je to the irradiance Ee (flux per unit area) received by a surface.

Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.

The fraction of incident electromagnetic radiation reflected by a surface, especially of a celestial body.

(countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

The spongy white tissue on the inside of the rind of citrus fruit.

A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes is deficient or in a morbid state. An albino has a skin of a milky hue, with hair of the same color, and eyes with deep red pupil and pink or blue iris. The term is also used of the lower animals, as white mice, elephants, etc.; and of plants in a whitish condition from the absence of chlorophyll.

The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.

A person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink

(botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.

(alchemy) One of the four major stages of the magnum opus, involving purification of the prima materia.

Whiteness.

The ratio of reflected to incident light