FINE STRUCTURE

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 I. (noun) 

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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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