full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

full-width at half-maximum (FWHM)

پهنای ِ نیم‌بیشینه

pahnâ-ye nim-bišiné

Fr.: largeur à mi-hauteur

The full width of a → profile (spectral line or a cross-cut in an image component) at half-maximum intensity.

Etymology (EN): → full; → width; → half; → maximum.

Etymology (PE): Pahnâ, → width; nim, → half; bišiné, → maximum.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics