Electromagnetic Spectrum

• electromagnetic spectrum

  The entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves.

• infrared spectrum

  The spectrum of infrared radiation.

• radio spectrum

  The entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications; includes...

• microwave spectrum

  The part of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to microwaves.

• ultraviolet spectrum

  The spectrum of ultraviolet radiation.

• visible spectrum

  The distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism.

Also contains

• spectrum line

  An isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency.

• atomic spectrum

  (physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom...

• sound spectrum

  The distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound sou...

• emission spectrum

  Spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a self-luminous source.

• line spectrum

  A spectrum in which energy is concentrated at particular wavelengths; produced by...

• mass spectrum

  A distribution of ions as shown by a mass spectrograph or a mass spectrometer.

• absorption spectrum

  The spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that...

• action spectrum

  The efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction...