The territory is slightly smaller than the combined area of Maryland and Delaware in the United States. Taiwan occupies a total area of 35,980 square kilometers (13,892 square miles). Its capital city, Taipei, is in the northeast, and is the most densely populated area in the territory.
continuous spectrum. n. (General Physics) a spectrum that contains or appears to contain all wavelengths but not spectrum lines over a wide portion of its range. The emission spectrum of incandescent solids is continuous; bremsstrahlung spectra consisting of a large number of lines may appear continuous.
Emission (bright line) One means by which a continuous spectrum can be produced is by thermal emission from a black body. This is particularly relevant in astronomy and is discussed in the next section. Astronomical spectra can be combination of absorption and emission lines on a continuous background spectrum.