"visible light" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} visible light (uncountable)
  1. (physics) The part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between infrared and ultraviolet, that is visible to the human eye. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Light, Physics Related terms: optical spectrum Translations (part of the electromagnetic spectrum): 可見光 (Chinese Mandarin), 可见光 (kějiànguāng) (Chinese Mandarin), viditelné světlo [neuter] (Czech), näkyvä valo (Finnish), lumière visible [feminine] (French), ხილული სინათლე (xiluli sinatle) (Georgian), ხილული სპექტრი (xiluli sṗekṭri) (Georgian), אור נראה (ór nir'á) [masculine] (Hebrew), 可視光 (kashikō) (alt: かしこう) (Japanese), 可視光線 (kashikōsen) (Japanese), 가시광선 (gasigwangseon) (Korean), ronahiya bînraw [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), światło widzialne [neuter] (Polish), lumină vizibilă [feminine] (Romanian), ви́димый свет (vídimyj svet) [masculine] (Russian), tahaw na suga (Tagalog)

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