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noun
Electromagnetic radiation, such as light and radio waves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: electromagnetic radiation, nonparticulate radiation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: radiation
Narrower terms: actinic radiation, actinic ray, beam, ray, electron beam, black-body radiation, blackbody radiation, Hertzian wave, gamma radiation, gamma ray, line, microwave, radio wave, radio emission, radio radiation, X ray, X-ray, X-radiation, roentgen ray
History
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Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
