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absorption line [əb′sȯrp·shən ‚līn]

(spectroscopy)

A minute range of wavelength or frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum within which radiant energy is absorbed by the medium through which it is passing.

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No references found			Nearly half of the absorption lines found in the Keck spectrum are unidentified. Gamma-ray burst offers first peek at young galaxy's star factory by Asian News International The text is about 30 pages, followed by 70 pages of number lists detailing Arcturus and solar emission and absorption line wavelengths, and another 250 pages of graphs--the atlas itself. Ultraviolet Atlas of the Arcturus Spectrum, 1150-3800 A by SciTech Book News Characteristic narrow absorption lines, observed at 380 and 435 nm, are most likely from forbidden spin transitions in ferrous iron. Reflection spectrophotometry of green and blue jadeites from ... by Sharp, W.E.; Mandell, Richard D. / Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science			absorptiometric analysis Absorption absorption atelectasis absorption band absorption bed absorption cell absorption circuit Absorption Coefficient absorption column absorption constant absorption control absorption cross section absorption current absorption curve absorption cycle absorption dynamometer absorption edge Absorption Factor absorption fading absorption field absorption gasoline absorption hygrometer absorption index absorption lens absorption limit absorption line absorption loss absorption meter Absorption Microscopy absorption modulation absorption nebula absorption number Absorption of electromagnetic radiation Absorption of Light Absorption of Sound Absorption of Waves absorption oil absorption peak absorption plant absorption process absorption property absorption rate absorption ratio absorption refrigeration absorption spectrophotometer absorption spectroscopy Absorption Spectrum absorption system absorption test absorption tower absorption trench			absorption fading absorption field absorption field Absorption Fraction Absorption Freeze Vapor Compression Absorption fusion absorption gasoline absorption hygrometer absorption index absorption indicator Absorption isotherm Absorption isotherm Absorption isotherm Absorption Isotherm Measurement absorption l absorption l absorption l absorption l absorption l absorption l's absorption l's absorption l's absorption l's absorption l's absorption lacuna absorption lacuna absorption lacuna absorption lens absorption limit Absorption Limiting Frequency absorption line Absorption lines Absorption lines Absorption lines Absorption lines Absorption lines absorption loss absorption meter Absorption Microscopy absorption modulation absorption nebula absorption nebula absorption nebulae absorption nebulae absorption nebulas absorption nebulas absorption number Absorption of electromagnetic radiation Absorption of Light absorption of mind Absorption of Sound Absorption of Waves absorption oil Absorption peak Absorption peak Absorption Phase Grating absorption plant absorption process absorption property absorption rate absorption rate

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