Balmer series

[ bahl-mer ]

/ ˈbɑl mər /

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noun Physics.

a series of lines in the visible spectrum of hydrogen.

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Origin of Balmer series

1960–65; named after J. J. Balmer (1825–98), Swiss physicist who derived its formula

Words nearby Balmer series

balm, balmacaan, Balmain, Balmain bug, Balmer, Balmer series, balm-of-Gilead, Balmoral, Balmung, bal musette, balmy

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British Dictionary definitions for Balmer series

Balmer series

/ (German ˈbalmər) /

noun

a series of lines in the hydrogen spectrum, discovered by Johann Jakob Balmer (1825–98) in 1885

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