Light
Of physics, electromagnetic spectrum and actinic radiation. May also be referred to as visible light and visible radiation.
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window".
This concept's ID is @1~57885
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- irradiation
A column of light (as from a beacon).
- fluorescence
Light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength.
- sunshine
The rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind".
- luminescence
Light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures.
- meteor
A streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere...
- moonshine
The light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough...
- radiance
The amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface.
- glow
A steady even light without flames.
- jack-o'-lantern
A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground.
- scintillation
(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon...
- lamplight
Light from a lamp.
- starlight
The light of the stars.
- streamer
Light that streams; "streamers of flames".
- gaslight
Light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- corona
One or more circles of light seen around a luminous object.
- half-light
A greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors).
- counterglow
A faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of...
- glow
The phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised.
- daylight
Light during the daytime.
- candlelight
The light provided by a burning candle.
- torchlight
Light from a torch or torches.
- twilight
The diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted...
- firelight
The light of a fire (especially in a fireplace).