spectral line


nounOptics.
  1. a line in a spectrum due to the absorption or emission of light at a discrete frequency.

Origin of spectral line

1
First recorded in 1865–70

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Scientific definitions for spectral line

spectral line

[ spĕktrəl ]


  1. An isolated bright or dark line in a spectrograph produced by emission or absorption of light of a single wavelength, generally corresponding to a specific shift in the energy of an electron moving from one orbital to another.

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