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Humphreys series

Humphreys series proper noun: one of the hydrogen spectral series.

Proper noun

Humphreys series

  1. One of the hydrogen spectral series.

Origin of Humphreys series

Discovered in 1953 by American physicist Curtis J. Humphreys.

Questions about Humphreys series

What does Humphreys series mean?
Humphreys series means one of the hydrogen spectral series.
What part of speech is Humphreys series?
Humphreys series is a proper noun.

Words near Humphreys series in the dictionary

  1. Humphrey
  2. Humphrey's law
  3. Humphreys
  4. Humphreys County
  5. Humphreys Peak
  6. Humphreys series
  7. Humphreyses
  8. Humphries
  9. Humphrieses
  10. Humphris
  11. Humphry

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