anti–Stokes line
noun
an·ti–Stokes line
Definition of anti–Stokes line
: a spectrum line of radiation not conforming to Stokes' law (see stokes' law 1)
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Origin and Etymology of anti–stokes line
1anti- + stokes' (law) + 3line
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