emit light
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In privacy mode, the device dims those wide pixels, while the narrow pixels emit light only at your face.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
When those electrons snap back, they emit light that carries detailed information about how electrons and even atomic nuclei move.
From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026
Many objects in space, including distant galaxies and planets, emit light on the electromagnetic spectrum.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
"Optical bandgap" refers to the minimum amount of energy needed to make a material absorb or emit light.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2024
He regards fire as a body heated so hot as to emit light copiously; and flame as a vapour, fume, or exhalation, heated so hot as to shine.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters by Mee, Arthur