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electromagnetic radiation

noun as in radio wave

Strongest match

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The ranges allowed are narrow, far more restrictive than the sort of electromagnetic compatibility standards used on Earth, and unintended electromagnetic radiation can leak from electrical devices and systems on satellites.

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The Crab Nebula features a neutron star at its center that has formed into a 12-mile-wide pulsar pinwheeling electromagnetic radiation across the cosmos.

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Solar flares are made up of electromagnetic radiation that travel from the Sun at the speed of light and can reach Earth in about eight minutes.

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Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic radiation with a long history at Columbia.

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Both convert electromagnetic radiation into electricity, but thermophotovoltaics use the lower energy infrared photons rather than the higher energy photons of visible light.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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