Visible-light meaning

(physics) The part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between infrared and ultraviolet, that is visible to the human eye.
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The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans perceive. The infrared and ultraviolet bands precede and follow visible light. See visible light communication.
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The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the frequency range of 400 THz.
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Attributive form of visible light.

Visible-light astronomy.

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Sentence Examples

  • A beam of X-rays is diffracted by the electrons in a crystalline material, just as visible light is diffracted by larger objects.

  • gamma ray photon in the sun's core emerges at the surface as thousands of visible-light photons.

  • Thus only infrared light will be seen without any visible light or other reflections or refractions.

  • The reality is that incandescent lamps are really much better near infrared sources than visible light sources!

  • luminous efficacy, i.e., the useful visible light in relation to the total energy of the radiation is high.

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