| 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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