"emission line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: emission lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} emission line (plural emission lines)
  1. A spectral line resulting from the emission of electromagnetic radiation from an atom or other species as it decays from an excited state to one of lower energy. Related terms: absorption line
    Sense id: en-emission_line-en-noun-x56n2Hcx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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