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The following 7 entries include the term of light.
speed of light
noun phrase: a fundamental physical constant that is the speed at which electromagnetic radiation propagates in a vacuum and that has a value fixed by international convention of 299,792,458 meters per second —symbol c
children of light
: Christians as having received the divine light or being enlightened by it —in allusion to Luke 16:8 (Revised Standard Version)
electromagnetic theory of light
: a theory in physics: light consists of electromagnetic oscillations perpendicular to the direction of travel of the wave motion
equation of light
intensity of light
quantity of light
noun: luminous energy that is the product of mean luminous flux by time
velocity of light
: a fundamental constant that represents the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a vacuum and equals approximately 2.9979 × 1010 centimeters per second
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