Meanings
nounabsorption line (plural absorption lines)
plural absorption lines
- astronomyA spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength; the pattern of such lines is characteristic of specific atoms or molecules in the path of the radiation.
Synonyms: Fraunhofer's line
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength; the pattern of such lines is characteristic of specific atoms or molecules in the path of the radiation.
Similar
Fraunhofer's line
Translations
Dutch absorptielijn, absorptiestreep
- absorptielijna spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength
- absorptiestreepa spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength
Finnish absorptioviiva
- absorptioviivaa spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength
German Absorptionslinie
- Absorptionsliniea spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength
Irish líne ionsúcháin
- líne ionsúcháina spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength
Slovak absorpčná čiara
- absorpčná čiaraa spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength
Cite this entry
APA
absorption line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorption%20line
MLA
“absorption line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorption%20line. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absorption line,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorption%20line.
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