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| Fraun·ho·fer lines [ frówn hfər lnz ] |
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dark lines in Sun's spectrum: narrow dark lines in the Sun's spectrum, caused mainly by absorption in the cooler outer layers of the Sun's atmosphere
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| [Mid-19th century. After Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787-1826), German scientist] |
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