absorption band

noun Physics.

a 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.

Origin of absorption band

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby absorption band

absorbing well, absorptance, absorptiometer, absorptiometry, absorption, absorption band, absorption chromatography, absorption coefficient, absorption costing, absorption dynamometer, absorption edge