English Explanatory Dictionary

raie ultime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The line in an atomic spectrum that results from a transition to the lowest level of excitation from the first higher non-metastable level.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of raie ultime.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹeɪ ulˈtim/

Word forms

raie ultime raies ultimes

Etymology

First attested in the plural in February 1910 and in the singular in 1920; French: raie (“line”) + ultime (“final”).

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