Meanings
nounBalmer series (plural Balmer series)
- natural sciencesThe set of spectral lines of the hydrogen atom that correspond to transitions involving a principal quantum number n=2
Origin
Balmer + series. Named after Swiss mathematician Johann Jakob Balmer
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Balmer series. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balmer%20series
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