Defenition of the word electromagnetic radiation
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Defenition of the word electromagnetic radiation
- Radiation consisting of electric and magnetic fields that travel at the speed of light. Examples: light, radio waves, gamma rays, x-rays.
- radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge
Synonyms for the word electromagnetic radiation
Meronymys for the word electromagnetic radiation
Hyponyms for the word electromagnetic radiation
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- 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
Hypernyms for the word electromagnetic radiation
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