ALL meanings of absorption spectrum
ab·sorp·tion spec·trum
A a - noun absorption spectrum the characteristic pattern of dark lines or bands that occurs when electromagnetic radiation is passed through an absorbing medium into a spectroscope. An equivalent pattern occurs as coloured lines or bands in the emission spectrum of that medium 3
- noun absorption spectrum a spectrum with a pattern of dark bands or lines created when light passes through a gas or liquid into a spectroscope: the chemical elements of the gas or liquid absorb specific wavelengths of light creating a unique pattern which can be used to analyze the gas or liquid chemically 3
- noun absorption spectrum the spectrum formed by electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium in which radiation of certain frequencies is absorbed. 1
- noun absorption spectrum (physics) The characteristic pattern of dark lines or bands that occurs when electromagnetic radiation is passed through an absorbing medium into a spectroscope. 0