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)

1. (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 (fi) German: Absorptionslinie f Irish: líne ionsúcháin f

See also

• emission line