electromagnetic spectrum
Noun
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The entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves (synset 111471859)
is a type of: spectrum - an ordered array of the components of an emission or wavehas:
- radio frequency - an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared
- elf, extremely low frequency - below 3 kilohertz
- very low frequency, vlf - 3 to 30 kilohertz
- lf, low frequency - 30 to 300 kilohertz
- medium frequency, mf - 300 to 3000 kilohertz
- hf, high frequency - 3 to 30 megahertz
- very high frequency, vhf - 30 to 300 megahertz
- uhf, ultrahigh frequency - 300 to 3000 megahertz
- shf, superhigh frequency - 3 to 30 gigahertz
- ehf, extremely high frequency - 30 to 300 gigahertz
- actinic radiation, actinic ray - electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions
- gamma radiation, gamma ray - electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength
- infrared spectrum - the spectrum of infrared radiation
- light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- line - a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- microwave - a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
- microwave spectrum - the part of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to microwaves
- radio spectrum, radio-frequency spectrum - the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications; includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television
- ultraviolet spectrum - the spectrum of ultraviolet radiation
- color spectrum, visible spectrum - the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism
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