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IR SPECTRUM [1 record]

Record 1 2020-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Physics
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

A display or graph of the intensity of infrared radiation emitted or absorbed by a material as a function of wavelength or some related parameter.

OBS

spectrum: The plural forms are "spectra" and "spectrums."

Key term(s)
  • infra-red spectrum
  • infrared spectrums
  • infra-red spectrums
  • infrared spectra
  • infra-red spectra
  • IR spectra
  • IR spectrums

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Physique
  • Chimie analytique
CONT

Un spectre infrarouge se présente [...] comme un diagramme dans lequel figure en ordonnée l'intensité relative du rayonnement ayant traversé la substance et en abscisse soit sa longueur d'onde, soit sa fréquence [...]

Key term(s)
  • spectre infra-rouge

Spanish

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