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electric dipole transition (s) (noun), electric dipole transitions (pl)
The primary process by which an atom produces or absorbs radiation when it changes from one energy level to another one: An electric dipole transition takes place when an oscillating electric field interacts with the electric dipole (a separation of positive and negative charges) movement of an electron inside an atom during which an electric radiation is discharged or absorbed.
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