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emission lines

emission lines is the plural of emission line.

Meaning of emission line

Noun

emission line (plural emission lines)

  1. A spectral line resulting from the emission of electromagnetic radiation from an atom or other species as it decays from an excited state to one of lower energy.

Questions about emission lines

What is emission lines the plural of?
Emission lines is the plural of emission line.

Words near emission lines in the dictionary

  1. emissile
  2. emission
  3. emission allowance
  4. emission allowances
  5. emission line
  6. emission lines
  7. emission nebula
  8. emission nebulae
  9. emission nebulas
  10. emission spectra
  11. emission spectrum

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