Balmer series
[ bahl-mer ]
/ ˈbɑl mər /
noun Physics.
a series of lines in the visible spectrum of hydrogen.
Origin of Balmer series
1960–65; named after J. J.
Balmer (1825–98), Swiss physicist who derived its formula
British Dictionary definitions for balmer series
Balmer series
/ (German ˈbalmər) /
noun
a series of lines in the hydrogen spectrum, discovered by Johann Jakob Balmer (1825–98) in 1885