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brightline

or bright-line

[ brahyt-lahyn ]

/ ˈbraɪtˌlaɪn /

adjective

(of rules, standards, etc.) unambiguously clear: This muddies the waters of what should be a brightline rule.

noun

Physical Chemistry. brightline spectrum.

Words nearby brightline

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, bright-field, brighten, brightener, brightening agent, brightline, brightline spectrum, brightness, brighton, brighton and hove, brights

Origin of brightline

bright + line¹

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