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discrete absorption component (DAC)
  همنه‌ی ِ درشمی ِ گسسته  
hamne-ye daršami-ye gosasté
Fr.: composante d'absorption discrète  

The rapid, systematic changes in the absorption parts of the → P Cygni profiles of the ultraviolet → resonance lines (Si IV, C IV, and N V) observed in a majority of massive → hot stars. DACs are typically seen to accelerate to the → blue wing of the profile over a few days, becoming narrower as they approach the → terminal velocity.

See also: → discrete; → absorption; → component.