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Visible spectrum   /vˈɪzəbəl spˈɛktrəm/   Listen
Visible spectrum

noun
1.
The distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism.  Synonym: color spectrum.





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"Visible spectrum" Quotes from Famous Books



... table is perfectly transparent to light, that is to say, all waves within the limits of the visible spectrum pass through it without obstruction; but for the waves of slower period, emanating from our heated plate of copper, enormous differences of absorptive power are manifested. These differences illustrate in the most unexpected manner the influence ...
— Fragments of science, V. 1-2 • John Tyndall


Words linked to "Visible spectrum" :   electromagnetic spectrum, color spectrum, spectrum


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