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FINE STRUCTURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements
Example:
the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("fine structure" is a kind of...):
spectrum line (an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency)
Holonyms ("fine structure" is a part of...):
atomic spectrum ((physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the element)
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