electromagnetic radiation
noun
: energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
also
: a series of electromagnetic waves
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Solar flares are sudden bursts of electromagnetic radiation — a form of energy that includes radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays and visible light — from the sun's surface.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 22 May 2025
Light is electromagnetic radiation: basically, an electric wave and a magnetic wave coupled together and traveling through space-time.
—Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Solar flares are bursts on the sun’s surface that send electromagnetic radiation, including X-rays and extreme ultraviolet radiation (EUV), hurtling through space—and sometimes, they’re pointed at Earth.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Any rotating, axially symmetrical body that absorbs electromagnetic radiation—such as a metal cylinder—can also exhibit superradiance under certain circumstances.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 22 May 2025
Light is electromagnetic radiation: basically, an electric wave and a magnetic wave coupled together and traveling through space-time.
—Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Solar flares are bursts on the sun’s surface that send electromagnetic radiation, including X-rays and extreme ultraviolet radiation (EUV), hurtling through space—and sometimes, they’re pointed at Earth.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Any rotating, axially symmetrical body that absorbs electromagnetic radiation—such as a metal cylinder—can also exhibit superradiance under certain circumstances.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2025
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“Electromagnetic radiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electromagnetic%20radiation. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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