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Visible radiation Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

"the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

Broader Terms (hypernyms)
actinic radiation
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
beam candlelight corona counterglow daylight firelight fluorescence friar's lantern gaslight radiance glow half-light incandescence lamplight luminescence meteor moonlight starlight sunlight scintillation streamer torchlight twilight
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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