electromagnetic spectrum
noun1
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The entire range of wavelengths of all known electromagnetic radiations extending from gamma rays, to X-rays through visible light, infrared, to radio waves.
- Related terms
- cosmic ray, gamma ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared radiation, microwave, radio wave
- Hypernyms
- spectrum
- Hyponyms
- cosmic ray spectrum, gamma ray spectrum, infrared spectrum, microwave spectrum, radio spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, visible spectrum, X-ray spectrum