English noun: electromagnetic radiation |
1. | electromagnetic radiation (phenomenon) radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge |
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| Synonyms | electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | radiation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | actinic radiation, actinic ray, beam, black-body radiation, blackbody radiation, electron beam, gamma radiation, gamma ray, Hertzian wave, line, microwave, radio emission, radio radiation, radio wave, ray, roentgen ray, X ray, X-radiation, X-ray |
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| Part holonym | photon |
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