spectral line
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noun Optics.
a line in a spectrum due to the absorption or emission of light at a discrete frequency.
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Origin of spectral line
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby spectral line
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Scientific definitions for spectral line
spectral line
[ spĕk′trəl ]
An isolated bright or dark line in a spectrograph produced by emission or absorption of light of a single wavelength, generally corresponding to a specific shift in the energy of an electron moving from one orbital to another.
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