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K-line

[ key-lahyn ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. one of a series of lines K-series in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation K-radiation produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of K-line1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

The light chosen for producing an image of the prominences is that radiated in the remarkable "K line," due to calcium.

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