absorption spectrum
31absorption 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 …
32absorption line — noun Date: circa 1889 a dark line in an absorption spectrum …
33absorption 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] * * * …
34absorption band — A region of the absorption spectrum in which the absorbance passes through a maximum …
35absorption edge — The wavelength at which there is an abrupt discontinuity in the intensity of an absorption spectrum for electromagnetic waves, giving the appearance of a sharp edge in its photograph. The transition is due to one particular energy dissipating… …
36absorption bands — or absorption lines plural noun Dark bands or lines interrupting a spectrum, due to absorption of light in the medium traversed • • • Main Entry: ↑absorb …
37absorption lines — absorption bands or absorption lines plural noun Dark bands or lines interrupting a spectrum, due to absorption of light in the medium traversed • • • Main Entry: ↑absorb …
38spectrum — 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 …
39Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) — An overview of electromagnetic radiation absorption. This example discusses the general principle using visible light as specific example. A white beam source emitting light of multiple wavelengths is focused on a sample (the complementary color… …
40Chemical spectrum — Spectrum Spec trum, n.; pl. {Spectra}. [L. See {Specter}.] 1. An apparition; a specter. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Opt.) (a) The several colored and other rays of which light is composed, separated by the refraction of a prism or other means, and… …
