wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum that can be transmitted through the earth's atmosphere. Atmospheric windows occur in the visible, infrared, and radio regions of the spectrum
atmospheric window in American English
noun
Astronomy
any of the wavelengths at which electromagnetic radiation from space can penetrate the earth's atmosphere
Word origin
[1965–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Coriolis effect, double-book, genetic engineering, hired gun, red-eye
Examples of 'atmospheric window' in a sentence
atmospheric window
Several orders of enhancement of near-field heat flux within the infrared atmospheric window (8–13 μm bandwidth) are achieved.
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