absorption spectrum

(thing) by CentrX Mon May 01 2000 at 21:31:51
A spectrum with a pattern of dark bands or lines created when light passes through a gas or liquid into a spectroscope: the chemical elements of the gas or liquid absorb specific wavelengths of light creating a unique pattern which can be used to analyze the gas or liquid chemically.
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