"light spectrum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: light spectrums [plural], light spectra [plural]
Etymology: light (“visible”) + spectrum (“range of electromagnetic wavelengths”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|light|spectrum|gloss1=visible|gloss2=range of electromagnetic wavelengths}} light (“visible”) + spectrum (“range of electromagnetic wavelengths”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|light spectra}} light spectrum (plural light spectrums or light spectra)
  1. (physics) The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to humans. Categories (topical): Physics, Light Synonyms (visible to humans): visible light
    Sense id: en-light_spectrum-en-noun-9vCc~vPv Disambiguation of Light: 63 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 58 42 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'visible to humans': 75 25
  2. (physics) an extension of the human-visible spectrum to include near-visible wavelengths, primarily near infrared. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-light_spectrum-en-noun-QU4TL4Qt Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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