absorption spectrum band
1Absorption band — An absorption band is a range of wavelengths (or, equivalently, frequencies) in the electromagnetic spectrum which are able to excite a particular transition in a substance. See absorption spectrum. Since energetic transitions can take place in… …
2spectrum — /spek treuhm/, n., pl. spectra / treuh/, spectrums. 1. Physics. a. an array of entities, as light waves or particles, ordered in accordance with the magnitudes of a common physical property, as wavelength or mass: often the band of colors… …
3absorption band — noun a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths • Hypernyms: ↑optical phenomenon * * * noun : a dark band in an absorption spectrum * * * Physics. a… …
4Spectrum (disambiguation) — A spectrum is a condition or value that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary infinitely within a continuum.Spectrum may refer to:In physical sciences: * electromagnetic spectrum ** visible spectrum or optical spectrum, a subset …
5absorption band — noun Date: 1865 a dark band in an absorption spectrum; also absorption line …
6absorption band — /əbˈsɔpʃən bænd/ (say uhb sawpshuhn band) noun one of a number of the dark bands in an absorption spectrum identifying specific wavelengths of light which have been absorbed by the surrounding medium. Also, absorption line …
7absorption band — Physics. a dark band in the absorption spectrum of a substance, corresponding to a range of wavelengths for which the substance absorbs more strongly than at adjacent wavelengths. [1865 70] * * * …
8band spectrum — /ˈbænd spɛktrəm/ (say band spektruhm) noun an emission or absorption spectrum consisting of a number of bands of lines, as produced by molecules …
9absorption band — A region of the absorption spectrum in which the absorbance passes through a maximum …
10spectrum — 1. The range of colors presented when white light is resolved into its constituent colors by being passed through a prism or through a diffraction grating : red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet …
