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Definition 2024
absorption_line
absorption line
English
Noun
absorption line (plural absorption lines)
- (physics, astronomy) A spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength; the pattern of such lines is characteristic of specific atoms or molecules in the path of the radiation.
Synonyms
- Fraunhofer's line
Translations
a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength
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