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absorption band

noun

Definition of absorption band

: a dark band in an absorption spectrum also : absorption line

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 In work that is now being prepared for publication, Meadows and her team show that a spectral absorption band from tetraoxygen (O4) loosely forms when O2 molecules collide. — Quanta Magazine, "Scientists Debate Signatures of Alien Life," 2 Feb. 2016 Diatomic oxygen also boasts strong absorption bands in the visible and near-infrared — the exact sensitivity range of both the $8 billion James Webb telescope and the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), a mission planned for the 2020s. — Quanta Magazine, "Scientists Debate Signatures of Alien Life," 2 Feb. 2016

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First Known Use of absorption band

1852, in the meaning defined above

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