absorption band
collocation in Englishmeaningsofabsorptionandband
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absorption
noun[U]
uk/əbˈzɔːp.ʃən/us/əbˈzɔːrp.ʃən/
the process of taking something into ...
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band
noun
uk/bænd/us/bænd/
a group of musicians who play modern ...
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(Definition ofabsorptionandbandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is also accompanied by a narrowing of theabsorptionband.
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The cause of thisabsorptionbandhas not been identified but is thought to be from the presence of very small, organic-rich dust grains.
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The photon temporal dispersion as a function of the wavelength is shown with theabsorptionbandof the bensoporphyrin molecules clearly visible.
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Combined with the frequency downshift, thisabsorptionbandstrongly damps waves at high and low wavenumber s, because the modes are downshifted below the harmonic.
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The spectrum of the colour shows a strongabsorptionbandat 610 or.
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This makes density of states calculations ofabsorptionbandshapes easier.
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In analytical chemistry it is sometimes necessary to measure the height of anabsorptionbandagainst a curved baseline.
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There is no rotational fine structure, but theabsorptionbandare broader than might be expected, because of hydrogen bonding.
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It combines the full visible spectrum with an adjacent portion of the infrared spectrum up to the waterabsorptionbandbetween 1400 and 1500 nm.
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Some definitions also include the short-wavelength infrared band from 1400 nm up to the waterabsorptionbandat 2500 nm.
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Anabsorptionbandnear 560 nm was identified with the radiation-damaged form of the mineral halite.
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Molecular absorption, in contrast, is much broader, so that it is more likely that some molecularabsorptionbandwill overlap with an atomic line.
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The doped polymer has low absorption of the visible spectrum with anabsorptionbandcentered around 1050 nm.
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The spectrum is characterized by poorly resolved absorption bands.
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It was taken with the camera's darkest filter (a methaneabsorptionband), and the shortest possible exposure (5 milliseconds) to avoid saturating the camera's vidicon tube with scattered sunlight.
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These absorption bands are observed in the visible spectral range in the spectra of stars partially masked by gas cloud.
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However, despite this complexity absorption bands at distinct group frequencies can be assigned to various functional groups in protein, lipid and water molecules.
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