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Visible light

(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

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Light noun · 86% connection

(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Nature and environment, Natural hazards, Spectroscopy.

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Meteor noun · 86% connection

a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid…

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Nature and environment, Natural hazards, Spectroscopy.

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Shooting star noun · 86% connection

a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid…

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Nature and environment, Natural hazards, Spectroscopy.

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Sun noun · 86% connection

the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Nature and environment, Natural hazards, Spectroscopy.

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Sunlight noun · 86% connection

the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"

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Sunshine noun · 86% connection

the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"

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Twilight noun · 86% connection

the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Nature and environment, Natural hazards, Spectroscopy.

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Visible radiation noun · 86% connection

(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Nature and environment, Natural hazards, Spectroscopy.

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Scintillation noun · 85% connection

(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

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Stress noun · 85% connection

(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of a…

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Beam noun · 85% connection

a column of light (as from a beacon)

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Beam of light noun · 85% connection

a column of light (as from a beacon)

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Candle flame noun · 85% connection

the light provided by a burning candle

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Candlelight noun · 85% connection

the light provided by a burning candle

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Corona noun · 85% connection

one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object

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Counterglow noun · 85% connection

a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeor…

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Daylight noun · 85% connection

light during the daytime

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Spectroscopy.

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Firelight noun · 85% connection

the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Spectroscopy.

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Absorbance noun · 78% connection

(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation