absorption line
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/
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
Translations
a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength
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