Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emission line

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: emis-sion -line
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spectral line resulting from the emission of electromagnetic radiation from an atom or other species as it decays from an excited state to one of lower energy.

Inflected Forms

emission lines (plural)

Phrases

absorption line

Frequently Paired Words

absorption line

Questions

What does emission line mean?: A spectral line resulting from the emission of electromagnetic radiation from an atom or other species as it decays from an excited state to one of lower energy.

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