# absorption spectrum

> English word · Noun · IPA /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈspɜk.tɹəm/

## Definitions
1. The characteristic pattern of dark lines or bands that occurs when electromagnetic radiation is passed through an absorbing medium into a spectroscope.

## Source
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