HyperDic: line_spectrum

English > 1 sense of the expression line spectrum:
NOUNphenomenonline spectruma spectrum in which energy is concentrated at particular wavelengths
English > line spectrum: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA spectrum in which energy is concentrated at particular wavelengths; produced by excited atoms and ions as they fall back to a lower energy level.
BroaderspectrumAn ordered array of the components of an emission or wave

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