absorption band

Noun

Meaning

a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

energy level emission spectrum frequency band waveband excitation energy spectral region power spectrum energy range energy interval energy spectrum excitation wavelength oscillation frequency spectral range vibration frequency vibrational mode
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Hypernyms

optical phenomenon

Examples

The SSU is a far-infrared spectrometer employing a pressure modulation technique to make measurement in three channels in the 15 μm carbon dioxide absorption band. Source: Internet

Molecular absorption, in contrast, is much broader, so that it is more likely that some molecular absorption band will overlap with an atomic line. Source: Internet

There is only one clear absorption band in the 3-micron part, which suggests an anhydrous component mixed with hydrated CM-like silicates. Source: Internet

When radars were first developed at K band during World War II, it was not known that there was a nearby absorption band (due to water vapor and oxygen in the atmosphere). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

absorption and regurgitation absorption are as follows absorption area absorption capacity absorption cell absorption coefficient