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K-line
[ key-lahyn ]
noun
, Physics.
- one of a series of lines K-series in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation K-radiation produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of K-line1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
The light chosen for producing an image of the prominences is that radiated in the remarkable "K line," due to calcium.
From Project Gutenberg
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