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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRAUNHOFER LINES

Named after J. von Fraunhofer (1787–1826), German physicist.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FRAUNHOFER LINES

Fraunhofer lines  [German] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRAUNHOFER LINES

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Fraunhofer lines is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FRAUNHOFER LINES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fraunhofer lines

In physics and optics, the Fraunhofer lines are a set of spectral lines named after the German physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer . The lines were originally observed as dark features in the optical spectrum of the Sun.

Definition of Fraunhofer lines in the English dictionary

The definition of Fraunhofer lines in the dictionary is a set of dark lines appearing in the continuous emission spectrum of the sun. It is caused by the absorption of light of certain wavelengths coming from the hotter region of the sun by elements in the cooler outer atmosphere.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRAUNHOFER LINES


Fraktur
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Herr
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zugzwang
German

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRAUNHOFER LINES

Frau
fraud
Fraud Squad
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fraudfully
fraudsman
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fraudulence
fraudulency
fraudulent
fraudulent conversion
fraudulentness
Frauen
Frauenfeld
fraughan
fraught
fraughtage
Fraunhofer

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRAUNHOFER LINES

Des Moines
Dessalines
double white lines
double yellow lines
Grenadines
hard lines
headlines
hit the headlines
lines
malines
marriage lines
news headlines
Philippines
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read between the lines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
sidelines
the Grenadines
tramlines
Yvelines

Synonyms and antonyms of Fraunhofer lines in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Fraunhofer lines» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRAUNHOFER LINES

Find out the translation of Fraunhofer lines to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Fraunhofer lines from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Fraunhofer lines» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夫琅和费线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

líneas de Fraunhofer
570 millions of speakers

English

Fraunhofer lines
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Fraunhofer लाइनों
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خطوط فراونهوفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фраунгоферовы линии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

linhas de Fraunhofer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Fraunhofer লাইন
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Translator English - French

raies de Fraunhofer
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Translator English - Malay

Talian Fraunhofer
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Translator English - German

Fraunhofer- Linien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フラウンホーファー線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프라운호퍼 선
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Translator English - Javanese

Garis Fraunhofer
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Translator English - Vietnamese

dòng Fraunhofer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Fraunhofer கோடுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Fraunhofer ओळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fraunhofer hatları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

righe di Fraunhofer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

linie Fraunhofera
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фраунгоферові лінії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

liniile Fraunhofer
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

γραμμές Fraunhofer
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Fraunhofer lyne
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Fraunhofer linjer
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Fraunhofer linjer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Fraunhofer lines

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRAUNHOFER LINES»

The term «Fraunhofer lines» is used very little and occupies the 169.415 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRAUNHOFER LINES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Fraunhofer lines

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRAUNHOFER LINES»

Discover the use of Fraunhofer lines in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Fraunhofer lines and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cosmic Century: A History of Astrophysics and Cosmology
In a second paper, Fraunhofer measured the wavelengths of what are now referred to as the Fraunhofer lines in the Solar spectrum using a diffraction grating, which consisted of a large number of equally spaced thin wires ( Fraunhofer, 1821) ...
M. S. Longair, 2006
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The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life: The Search for ...
He observed only a few lines and regarded them as natural borders between major colors. But Fraunhofer saw and measured as many as 600 dark lines; these missing parts of the spectrum became known as Fraunhofer lines. He noticed also ...
Pekka Teerikorpi, Mauri Valtonen, K. Lehto, 2008
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Competition Science Vision
Some substance can produce both the line spectrum and band spectrum but only one at a time. 7. Solar spectrum and Fraunhofer lines : Wollastan in 1802 observed that the spectrum of sun is continuous spectrum crossed by a large number ...
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Gemmology
Since those days, the solar spectrum has been well explored and documented ( see the table of principal Fraunhofer lines in Appendix J), and its absorption lines have been named Fraunhofer lines. The majority of the lines are due to the ...
Peter Read, 2012
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The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington ...
Various scientists then chipped away at the puzzle of the Fraunhofer lines, as they became known. In the year of Fraunhofer's death, John Her- schel and his collaborator, William Fox Talbot, realized that each chemical element gave off a ...
Stuart G. Clark, 2007
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Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy
Almost a decade later (in 1823) he observed similar (but different) lines in the spectra of other stars but left it for other scientists such as ROBERT W. BUN- SEN and GUSTAV R. KIRCHHOFF to solve the mystery of the “Fraunhofer lines.
Joseph A. Angelo, 2009
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Report of the Board of Regents
The Fraunhofer's lines to which he alludes are, as is well known, fine dark bands that furrow the solar spectrum, such as it is, even without the help of a flame. The nature of these lines was at first very enigmatic. The just described experiment ...
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Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers
FIGURE 41.3 The spectrum of the sun, showing Fraunhofer lines. The letters beneath the spectrum are conventional labels for the Fraunhofer lines. Absorption spectrum -Ultraviolet Emission spectrum FIGURE 41.4 Absorption lines, produced ...
Lawrence S. Lerner, 1996
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The New Cosmos: An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
7.9. The calculated spectral energy distribution FA(0) of a main sequence star with an effective temperature of Teff = 30 000 K (after R. L. Kurucz, 1979). ( ) Radiation flux including the Fraunhofer lines, which were calculated using a distribution ...
Albrecht Unsöld, Bodo Baschek, 2001
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Physics Vol (1 and 2)
Solar Spectrum and Fraunhofer Lines When sunlight, collected by a lens is made incident on the slit of a spectrometer, then a number of dark lines are seen in the background of bright continuous spectrum. CChhrroommoosspphheerree ...
Satya Prakash

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRAUNHOFER LINES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Fraunhofer lines is used in the context of the following news items.
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Here's Where Astronomers Discovered We Are All Star Stuff
And with a photographer's loupe, it's possible to see the absorption spectrum, which are sometimes called Fraunhofer lines, of the Sun. Enlarge. «Popular Science, Jun 15»
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Spectroscopy: The Key to Humanity's Future in Space
These are called Fraunhofer lines, named after the “father” of astrophysics Joseph Fraunhofer, who discovered these lines in the 19th century. «Universe Today, Dec 14»
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NASA Satellite to Map Carbon Emissions Using Plant 'Glow'
Frankenberg figured out a way to leverage Fraunhofer lines, meaning that the grating spectrometer for OCO-2 will allow the satellite for the first ... «EE Times, Jun 14»
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This summer, NASA will begin keeping an eye on your garden
... Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., came in, with their innovative use of an electromagnetic phenomenon known as Fraunhofer lines. «Washington Post, May 14»
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Shows Us How to See Sounds on This Week's …
That enthusiasm makes it easier to digest the somewhat complex scientific explanation behind why the Fraunhofer lines are so pivotal. «The Wire, Apr 14»
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Introduction to Solar Simulators
... solar radiation is like that of a 5800K blackbody with a fine structure because of absorption in the cool peripheral solar gas (Fraunhofer lines). «Azom.com, Apr 14»
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Every color of the Sun's rainbow: Why are there so many missing?
Fraunhofer lines, on the Sun's absorption spectrum. The letters correspond to various elements (such as helium, sodium) that cause the lines. «ExtremeTech, Oct 13»
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Remote sensing of terrestrial chlorophyll fluorescence from space
In reality, Fraunhofer lines are not entirely opaque, and spectral fitting techniques are needed to disentangle the amount of fluorescence from solar light reflected ... «SPIE Newsroom, Feb 13»
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The New Search for ET
Called Fraunhofer lines, these are naturally occurring gaps or holes within the spectrum of visible light given off by stars. At these frequencies ... «IEEE Spectrum, Nov 06»

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