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English noun: visible radiation | |||
| 1. | visible radiation (phenomenon) (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation | ||
| Samples | The light was filtered through a soft glass window. | ||
| Synonyms | light, visible light | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | actinic radiation, actinic ray | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beam, beam of light, candle flame, candlelight, corona, counterglow, daylight, firelight, fluorescence, friar's lantern, gaslight, gegenschein, glow, glow, glow, glowing, half-light, ignis fatuus, incandescence, irradiation, jack-o'-lantern, lamplight, light beam, luminescence, meteor, Moon, moonlight, moonshine, radiance, ray, ray of light, scintillation, shaft, shaft of light, shooting star, starlight, streamer, sun, sunlight, sunshine, torchlight, twilight, will-o'-the-wisp | ||
| Part meronym | electromagnetic spectrum | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
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