visible light

visible light

n. See light¹.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

visible light - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"light, visible radiationnatural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"actinic radiation, actinic ray - electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactionslight beam, ray, ray of light, beam of light, shaft of light, irradiation, beam, shaft - a column of light (as from a beacon)candle flame, candlelight - the light provided by a burning candlecorona - one or more circles of light seen around a luminous objectcounterglow, gegenschein - a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in spacedaylight - light during the daytimeelectromagnetic spectrum - the entire frequency range of electromagnetic wavesfirelight - the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)fluorescence - light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelengthfriar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp - a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy groundgaslight - light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gasglowing, radiance, glow - the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surfaceglow - a steady even light without flameshalf-light - a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)incandescence, glow - the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raisedlamplight - light from a lampluminescence - light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperaturesshooting star, meteor - a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explodemoonlight, moonshine, Moon - the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"starlight - the light of the starssunlight, sunshine, sun - the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"scintillation - (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particlestreamer - light that streams; "streamers of flames"torchlight - light from a torch or torchestwilight - the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth

Translations

luz visible