absorption line

noun
/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/US

Definitions

  1. A spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for absorption line. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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