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absorption lines

absorption lines is the plural of absorption line.

Meaning of absorption line

Noun

absorption line (plural absorption lines)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    Fraunhofer's line

Questions about absorption lines

What is absorption lines the plural of?
Absorption lines is the plural of absorption line.

Words near absorption lines in the dictionary

  1. absorption factor
  2. absorption factors
  3. absorption hygrometer
  4. absorption hygrometers
  5. absorption line
  6. absorption lines
  7. absorption nebula
  8. absorption nebulae
  9. absorption nebulas
  10. absorption pipette
  11. absorption pipettes

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