Definition of Absorption spectrum

1. Noun. The spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths.

Generic synonyms: Spectrum

Definition of Absorption spectrum

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

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Medical Definition of Absorption spectrum

1. A graph of the amount of light a substance absorbs, plotted as a fuction of energy, frequency or wavelength. (15 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Absorption Spectrum

absorption factors
absorption hygrometer
absorption hygrometers
absorption indicator
absorption line
absorption lines
absorption nebula
absorption nebulae
absorption nebulas
absorption of radiation
absorption pipette
absorption pipettes
absorption spectra
absorption spectroscopy
absorption spectrum (current term)
absorption system
absorption systems
absorption unit
absorptional
absorptions
absorptive
absorptive cells of intestine
absorptively
absorptiveness
absorptivities
absorptivity
absotively
absotively posilutely
absotively posolutely

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