Spectral line

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.Nouna dark or bright line in an otherwise continuous spectrum caused by the absorption or emission of light, at a single wavelength, by the movement of electrons between energy levels of an atom or molecule

Synonyms

line spectrum absorption line emission line absorption spectrum fraunhofer line band spectrum spectral type fine structure linestrength frauenhofer's line absorption edge spectrum

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