Absorption spectrum

noun

/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈspɜk.tɹəm/

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.nounThe characteristic pattern of dark lines or bands that occurs when electromagnetic radiation is passed through an absorbing medium into a spectroscope.

Synonyms

absorption line absorption band band spectrum spectrum absorption edge spectral line isoabsorption absorbance atomic absorption spectroscopy line spectrum optical spectrum absorptance

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