Absorption line

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.NounA 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

absorption spectrum absorption band spectral line absorption edge emission line isoabsorption absorptance absorbance absorbtance lyman-alpha forest fraunhofer line atomic absorption spectroscopy

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