absorption edge

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English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ɜd͡ʒ/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ɜd͡ʒ/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ɜd͡ʒ/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ɜd͡ʒ/

Noun

absorption edge (plural absorption edges)

  1. (physics) The boundary of a dark band in an x-ray spectrum.

References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN), page 6