electromagnetic spectrum
noun
: the entire range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation extending from gamma rays to the longest radio waves and including visible light
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The human eye is mostly sensitive to only three bands of the electromagnetic spectrum—red, green, and blue (RGB)—in the visible range.
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
This means the light emitted from these larger accretion disks is in the ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, while the electromagnetic radiation from the disks around neutron stars is in the form of X-rays, which are higher in energy.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Radio astronomy has revolutionized our understanding of the universe by opening up the vast electromagnetic spectrum that is invisible to the human eye.
—David Szondy
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
Unlike those forms of light, which are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, gravitational waves arise from an entirely different force of nature.
—Lieke Van Son, Scientific American, 24 July 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
This means the light emitted from these larger accretion disks is in the ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, while the electromagnetic radiation from the disks around neutron stars is in the form of X-rays, which are higher in energy.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Radio astronomy has revolutionized our understanding of the universe by opening up the vast electromagnetic spectrum that is invisible to the human eye.
—David Szondy
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
Unlike those forms of light, which are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, gravitational waves arise from an entirely different force of nature.
—Lieke Van Son, Scientific American, 24 July 2025
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“Electromagnetic spectrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electromagnetic%20spectrum. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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