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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Â© A Dictionary of Ecology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

absorption spectrum A graph that shows the percentage of each wavelength of light absorbed by a pigment (e.g. chlorophyll, which absorbs mainly in the red and blue parts of the spectrum).

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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Â© A Dictionary of Plant Sciences 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

absorption spectrum A graph that shows the percentage of each wavelength of light absorbed by a pigment (e.g. chlorophyll, which absorbs mainly in the red and blue parts of the spectrum).

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A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Â© A Dictionary of Astronomy 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

absorption spectrum A spectrum that consists primarily of dark absorption lines, created when light from a hot source passes through cooler material. The spectra of normal, cool stars such as the Sun fall into this category.

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