electromagnetic spectrum
noun
: the entire range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation extending from gamma rays to the longest radio waves and including visible light
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Both of these processes radiate vast amounts of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum that appear to astronomers from great distances as quasars.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Radio astronomy has revolutionized our understanding of the universe by opening up the vast electromagnetic spectrum that is invisible to the human eye.
—David Szondy
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
Unlike those forms of light, which are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, gravitational waves arise from an entirely different force of nature.
—Lieke Van Son, Scientific American, 24 July 2025
Military forces can use the electromagnetic spectrum to pick up on and track targets, communicate between soldiers or units and coordinate strikes with accurate location data.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Radio astronomy has revolutionized our understanding of the universe by opening up the vast electromagnetic spectrum that is invisible to the human eye.
—David Szondy
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
Unlike those forms of light, which are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, gravitational waves arise from an entirely different force of nature.
—Lieke Van Son, Scientific American, 24 July 2025
Military forces can use the electromagnetic spectrum to pick up on and track targets, communicate between soldiers or units and coordinate strikes with accurate location data.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for electromagnetic spectrum
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“Electromagnetic spectrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electromagnetic%20spectrum. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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