Meanings
nounabsorption spectrum (plural absorption spectrums or absorption spectra)
plural absorption spectrums · plural absorption spectra
- natural sciencesThe characteristic pattern of dark lines or bands that occurs when electromagnetic radiation is passed through an absorbing medium into a spectroscope.
Translations
Dutch absorptiespectrum
- absorptiespectrumpattern
Esperanto absorbospektro
- absorbospektropattern
Finnish absorptiospektri
- absorptiospektripattern
French spectre d'absorption
- spectre d'absorptionpattern
German Absorptionsspektrum
- Absorptionsspektrumpattern
Italian spettro di assorbimento
- spettro di assorbimentopattern
Portuguese espectro de absorção
- espectro de absorçãopattern
Spanish espectro de absorción
- espectro de absorciónpattern
Turkish absorpsiyon spektrumu
- absorpsiyon spektrumupattern
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APA
absorption spectrum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorption%20spectrum
MLA
“absorption spectrum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorption%20spectrum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absorption spectrum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorption%20spectrum.
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