band spectrum

band spectrum

noun Physics.
an optical spectrum consisting of groups of closely spaced spectral lines, characteristic of molecules.


Origin:
1865–70
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Band spectrum is always a great word to know.
So is acceleration of gravity. Does it mean:
a unit of energy, the work done by a force of one newton when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force
the acceleration of a falling body in the earth's gravitational field, inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the body to the center of the earth
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band spectrum
 
n
a spectrum consisting of a number of bands of closely spaced lines that are associated with emission or absorption of radiation by molecules

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