spectral lines

A form of spectral line — a dark or bright line in an otherwise continuous spectrum caused by the absorption or emission of light, at a single wavelength, by the movement of electrons between energy levels of an atom or molecule

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of spectral line
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