Electromagnetic spectrum
electromagnetic spectrum
Noun
1. the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves
(hypernym) spectrum
(part-meronym) radio frequency
electromagnetic spectrum
The range of frequencies of
electromagnetic radiation from zero to infinity. Note: The electromagnetic spectrum was, by custom and practice, formerly divided into 26 alphabetically designated bands. This usage still prevails to some degree. However, the ITU formally recognizes 12 bands, from 30 Hz to 3000 GHz. New bands, from 3 THz to 3000 THz, are under active consideration for recognition. Refer to the figure below.
Electromagnetic Spectrum
the range of electromagnetic wave - wavelengths. There is no theoretical limit on the range of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum.
Electromagnetic spectrum
The entire range of
electromagnetic radiation . It ranges from the longest wavelength radiation, radio waves, through
microwaves , infrared, visible light, ultravolet, x-rays and finally to the shortest wavelength radiation, gamma rays. Although all the forms of electromagnetic radiation propagate at the
speed of light , the shorter wavelength radiations carry more energy per
photon than the longer wavelength radiations.