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Absorption Line
A minute range of wavelength (or frequency) in the
electromagnetic spectrum within
which radiant energy is absorbed by the medium
through which it is passing. Each line is associated with a particular
mode of electronic excitation induced in the absorbing atoms by
the incident radiation. See
absorption spectrum,
spectral line,
telluric lines,
Fraunhofer lines,
absorption band.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
