absorption band

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noun absorption band a dark band in the absorption spectrum of a substance, corresponding to a range of wavelengths for which the substance absorbs more strongly than at adjacent wavelengths. 1
noun absorption band (physics, chemistry) One of any number of ranges of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation absorbed by a substance. 0

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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