electromagnetic radiation
noun
: energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
also
: a series of electromagnetic waves
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This high-tech garment completely blocks electromagnetic radiation, infrared detection and bacteria, effectively shielding the entire body from unwanted digital intrusions.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
All electromagnetic radiation has a wavelength and a frequency.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Light is radiation visible to the human eye Light is energy called electromagnetic radiation.
—Michael J. Murdoch, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
These displays are the result of eruptions of electromagnetic radiation, or solar flares, and bubbles of plasma that often burst along with those flares, or coronal mass ejections.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
All electromagnetic radiation has a wavelength and a frequency.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Light is radiation visible to the human eye Light is energy called electromagnetic radiation.
—Michael J. Murdoch, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
These displays are the result of eruptions of electromagnetic radiation, or solar flares, and bubbles of plasma that often burst along with those flares, or coronal mass ejections.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for electromagnetic radiation
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“Electromagnetic radiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electromagnetic%20radiation. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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