Line Spectrum Definition

noun
A spectrum that consists of narrow, brightly colored, parallel lines on a dark background, emitted by a low-pressurized glowing gas: used to determine the chemical composition of a gas, star, etc.
Webster's New World
A spectrum that consists of narrow, dark, parallel lines on a brightly colored background, produced from a hot light source surrounded by cooler gases that absorb and thus remove certain wavelengths: used to determine the chemical composition of a gas, star, etc.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
line spectrum
Plural:
line spectra

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