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absorption spectra

absorption spectra is the plural of absorption spectrum.

Meaning of absorption spectrum

Noun

absorption spectrum (plural absorption spectrums or absorption spectra)

  1. The characteristic pattern of dark lines or bands that occurs when electromagnetic radiation is passed through an absorbing medium into a spectroscope.

Questions about absorption spectra

What is absorption spectra the plural of?
Absorption spectra is the plural of absorption spectrum.

Words near absorption spectra in the dictionary

  1. absorption nebulas
  2. absorption pipette
  3. absorption pipettes
  4. absorption refrigerator
  5. absorption refrigerators
  6. absorption spectra
  7. absorption spectroscopy
  8. absorption spectrum
  9. absorption spectrums
  10. absorption system
  11. absorption systems

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