Band Spectrum: Compare with line spectrum and continuous spectrum. An emission spectrum that contains groups of sharp peaks that are so close together that they are not distinguishable separately, but only as a 'band'.

 

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Band Spectrum: Compare with line spectrum and continuous spectrum. An emission spectrum that contains groups of sharp peaks that are so close together that they are not distinguishable separately, but only . . . View Full Definition

Marching Band: Instrumental ensemble for entertainment at sports events and parades, consisting of wind and percussion instruments, drum majors/majorettes, and baton twirlers.

Maha Bandha : The great lock - combines the three locks in yoga - the moola bandha, jalandhara bandha and uddiyana bandha - together with breath retention.

Line Spectrum: A emission spectrum that contains very sharp peaks, corresponding to transitions between states in free atoms. For example, the line spectrum of hydrogen contains 4 sharp lines in the visibl . . . View Full Definition

Mass Spectrum: A plot showing the results of a mass spectrometry experiment, which shows the presence of particles with different masses as a series of sharp, separate peaks. The position of the peaks on t . . . View Full Definition

Moola Bandha : Energy lock created by the contraction of the perineum in the male and the cervix in the female.

Narrowband PCS: The next generation of paging networks, including two-way, acknowledgment and wireless answering machine paging.

Narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone System (NAMPS): Combines cellular voice processing with digital signaling, increasing the capacity of AMPS systems and adding functionality.

Multi-Band Photography: Is a method of aerial photography using cameras and scanners which are sensitive to different wavelengths in the spectrum to record different subject characteristics.

L-Band: An L-Band is the frequency range from 0.5 to 1.5 ghz. All satellite TV systems use this frequency (950 to 1450 mhz) to carry the satellite signal from the dish to the receiver.