Alternate Definitions for absorption line

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Term: absorption line
Definition:

In spectroscopy, and in particular the solar Fraunhofer spectrum, a characteristic wavelength of emitted radiation that is partially absorbed by the medium between the source and the observer.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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