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absorption spectrum
noun
, Physics.
- the spectrum formed by electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium in which radiation of certain frequencies is absorbed.
absorption spectrum
noun
- the characteristic pattern of dark lines or bands that occurs when electromagnetic radiation is passed through an absorbing medium into a spectroscope. An equivalent pattern occurs as coloured lines or bands in the emission spectrum of that medium
absorption spectrum
- The range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation readily absorbed by a substance by virtue of its chemical composition.
- See more at atomic spectrum
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Word History and Origins
Origin of absorption spectrum1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
The salts have a faint pink colour, and show a faint absorption spectrum; the spark spectrum is brilliant and well characterized.
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This colour possesses an absorption spectrum (figured at p. 55).
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The liquid is without colour, and gives no absorption spectrum.
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It seems related to both almandine and pyrope, and shows the absorption-spectrum of almandine.
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It is conspicuous by its absorption spectrum in many of the white stars.
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