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atmospheric window

noun

, Astronomy.
  1. any of the wavelengths at which electromagnetic radiation from space can penetrate the earth's atmosphere.


atmospheric window

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of atmospheric window1

First recorded in 1965–70

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