How to Use spectral line in a Sentence
spectral line
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When viewed in these different spectral lines, the red giant was swollen out to many times its original size.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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The width of certain spectral lines—fingerprints of the light emitted during flares—has long been wider than expected based on standard temperature assumptions.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Vibrational signals unlock secrets Remarkably, the presence of even a single dye molecule on the surface caused dramatic changes in the spectral line shape.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Aug. 2025
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Astronomers confirmed almost 200 spectral lines, each containing information about the nebula’s swirling concoction of atoms and molecules.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
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Altogether, the survey observes more than 70 different molecular spectral lines — signatures of simple two-atom molecules, complex organic compounds, such as methanol and ethanol, and everything in between.
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Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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