"Fraunhofer line" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Fraunhofer lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Fraunhofer line}} Fraunhofer line (plural Fraunhofer lines)
  1. (physics) any of a series of dark lines in the solar spectrum; due to the absorption of light by atoms and molecules in the Sun's atmosphere
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Alternative forms

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