"linewidth" meaning in English

See linewidth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: linewidths [plural]
Etymology: line + width Etymology templates: {{compound|en|line|width}} line + width Head templates: {{en-noun}} linewidth (plural linewidths)
  1. (physics) A measure of the width of the band of frequencies of radiation emitted or absorbed in an atomic or molecular transition; a result of the uncertainty principle. Wikipedia link: spectral linewidth Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-linewidth-en-noun-MSyr535W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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