atomic spectrum

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   (physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the element

   Broaderspectrum

   Partsfine structure

   physics

Questions about atomic spectrum

What does atomic spectrum mean?

atomic spectrum means "(physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the element".

Is atomic spectrum a common word?

atomic spectrum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.