flash spectrum
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noun Astronomy.
the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
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Origin of flash spectrum
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby flash spectrum
flash photolysis, flash picture, flash point, flash set, flash smelting, flash spectrum, flashtube, flash unit, flash welding, flashy, flask
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