FINE STRUCTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fine structure mean? 

• FINE STRUCTURE (noun)
  The noun FINE STRUCTURE has 1 sense:

1. the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements

  Familiarity information: FINE STRUCTURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FINE STRUCTURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Context example:

the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels

Hypernyms ("fine structure" is a kind of...):

spectrum line (an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency)

Holonyms ("fine structure" is a part of...):

atomic spectrum ((physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the element)