WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
absorp′tion band′, [Physics.]
  1. Physicsa dark band in the absorption spectrum of a substance, corresponding to a range of wavelengths for which the substance absorbs more strongly than at adjacent wavelengths.
  • 1865–70

'absorption band' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Raman effect

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