"emission spectrum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: emission spectrums [plural], emission spectra [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|emission spectra}} emission spectrum (plural emission spectrums or emission spectra)
  1. (physics) The spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted due to electrons making a transition from a high energy state to a lower energy state. Categories (topical): Physics Translations (spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by electron energy state transition): spectre d’émission [masculine] (French), Emissionsspektrum [neuter] (German), emissziós spektrum (Hungarian), espectro de emisión [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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