electromagnetic radiation
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- noun
- /ˌɛlɛktrəʊmægˈnɛtɪk ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən/
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radiación electromagnética
- What we see as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet are different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation called the visible spectrum.
- visible electromagnetic radiation
- form of electromagnetic radiation
We are being stressed by this polarized electromagnetic radiation.
- We are being stressed by this polarized electromagnetic radiation.
- That's where the transformation from electromagnetic radiation to to neural signals was thought to take place.
- But just like electromagnetic radiation, for example, from an orbiting system, radiation carries off energy.
- Now, we may call electromagnetic radiation a wave, but those waves are actually quantized, which means they are made of small packs of energy.
- So that through of course you need the electromagnetic radiation because those they don't have a heat exchanger.
- To a butterfly that knows ultraviolet through a bird that navigates through electromagnetic radiation?
Examples
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According to Maxwell's laws of electromagnetism, an electric charge moving in a magnetic field gives rise to electromagnetic radiation.
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Since x-rays are a highly energetic form of electromagnetic radiation, we might naturally expect them.
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All electromagnetic radiation has a constant speed.
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These crystals in solid and liquid crystals receive electromagnetic radiation from distant sources.
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As the electrons accelerate, they throw off an intense field of electromagnetic radiation that is composed mainly of X-rays.
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Now, wireless bandwidth appears to be constrained fundamentally by the transparency of air to electromagnetic radiation.
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They also sample kinds of light, kinds of electromagnetic radiation that humans don't see.
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Light emissions by fireflies are signals of information conveyed by electromagnetic radiation through the atmosphere.
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Colorimetry is the measurement of the wavelength and intensity of electromagnetic radiation in the visible region of the light spectrum.
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All electromagnetic radiation travels at the speed of light in a vacuum.
Synonyms
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A wave of energy made of changing electric and magnetic fields that travels at the speed of light
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Power that travels through space as light or radio waves
Waves of energy like light or X-rays that carry energy not matter
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward composition of 'electromagnetic' (involving magnetism from moving electric charges) and 'radiation' (energy emitted as rays/waves), so the meaning — radiation associated with electric and magnetic fields — is directly derivable from the parts. Although somewhat technical, the adjective+noun pattern is standard and cross-linguistically comparable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would be able to infer the combined meaning.
Etymology
Electromagnetic radiation is a name that gives a simple picture: 'electric' and 'magnetic' parts move together and send out 'waves' of 'energy' through space, like visible light, radio waves and X-rays. So the name shows why light and X-rays are called electromagnetic radiation — they are energy 'waves' made from moving electric and magnetic parts.