absorption band
nounPhysics.
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.
Origin of absorption band
1First recorded in 1865–70
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How to use absorption band in a sentence
Where the curve is highest there the absorption band is thickest; where the curve is lowest there the band is weak.
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