WordNet
visible radiation
n. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" [syn: light, visible light]
Usage examples of "visible radiation".
It shoots out a lot of stuff, visible radiation and gamma rays and particles.
There was no sound or visible radiation from the device, but the cheddite force sprang out, unseen yet irresistible.
Even now the source of its visible radiation was different from an ordinary star's.
She indicated the screen to the left of the port where a frequency-shifted image was displayed, allowing them to see outside the ship at the wavelengths of normal visible radiation.
Its exposure to visible radiation of the order of one-hundredth of a lumen will trigger a delayed-action fuse.