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absorption spectrum

n :  an electromagnetic spectrum in which a decrease in intensity of radiation at specific wavelengths or ranges of wavelengths characteristic of an absorbing substance (as chlorophyll) is manifested esp. as a pattern of dark lines or bands - compare EMISSION SPECTRUM  .
 
 

 
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