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Fraunhofer lines

Fraunhofer lines [ frównhófər linz ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
dark lines in Sun's spectrum: narrow dark lines in the Sun's spectrum, caused mainly by absorption in the cooler outer layers of the Sun's atmosphere

[Mid-19th century. After Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787-1826), German scientist]
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