absorption line

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/

Noun

absorption line (plural absorption lines)

(physics, astronomy) A 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

Translations

a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength

Dutch: absorptielijn (nl) m, absorptiestreep (nl) m
Finnish: absorptioviiva

German: Absorptionslinie f
Irish: líne ionsúcháin f

See also

emission line

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