Swan band in English

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  "etymology_text": "Named for the Scottish physicist William Swan.",
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        "Any of several sequences of vibrational bands scattered throughout the visible spectrum, characteristic of the spectra of carbon stars, comets, and burning hydrocarbon fuels."
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        "Any of several sequences of vibrational bands scattered throughout the visible spectrum, characteristic of the spectra of carbon stars, comets, and burning hydrocarbon fuels."
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"Swan band" meaning in English

Noun