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absorption line en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/ (US)
  • /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/ (US)
  • /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/ (US)
  • /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/ (US)

Meanings

  1. 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.

Forms

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Relateds

emission line

Synonyms

Fraunhofer's line

Translations (6)

de Absorptionslinie (a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength) · ga líne ionsúcháin (a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength) · nl absorptiestreep (a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength) · sk absorpčná čiara (a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength) · nl absorptielijn (a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength) · fi absorptioviiva (a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength)