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ACTION SPECTRUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does action spectrum mean?
• ACTION SPECTRUM (noun)
The noun ACTION SPECTRUM has 1 sense:
1. the efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of the wavelength of the radiation
Familiarity information: ACTION SPECTRUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of the wavelength of the radiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("action spectrum" is a kind of...):
spectrum (an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave)
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