Term: absorption band: a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths
Broader: optical phenomenon: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light | Unrelated: postulation: (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
Broader: optical phenomenon: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light | Unrelated: retrofit: a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
Broader: optical phenomenon: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light | Unrelated: bulletin: a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
Broader: optical phenomenon: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light | Unrelated: onopordum: a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers
Broader: optical phenomenon: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light | Unrelated: wall: a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
Broader: optical phenomenon: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light | Unrelated: atom: (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
Broader: optical phenomenon: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light | Unrelated: vinblastine: periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division
Broader: optical phenomenon: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light | Unrelated: marasca: small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made
Broader: optical phenomenon: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light | Unrelated: saprophyte: an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium
Broader: optical phenomenon: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light | Unrelated: conditioned avoidance: a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus