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atmospheric window
noun
, Astronomy.
- any of the wavelengths at which electromagnetic radiation from space can penetrate the earth's atmosphere.
atmospheric window
noun
- wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum that can be transmitted through the earth's atmosphere. Atmospheric windows occur in the visible, infrared, and radio regions of the spectrum
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Word History and Origins
Origin of atmospheric window1
First recorded in 1965–70
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