electromagnetic wave

  • 1electromagnetic wave — n. a wave propagated through space or matter by oscillating electric and magnetic fields: in a vacuum it travels at the speed of light …

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  • 2electromagnetic wave — n one of the waves that are propagated by simultaneous periodic variations of electric and magnetic field intensity and that include radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X rays, and gamma rays …

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  • 3electromagnetic wave — noun radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge • Syn: ↑electromagnetic radiation, ↑nonparticulate radiation • Hypernyms: ↑radiation • Hyponyms:… …

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  • 4electromagnetic wave — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms electromagnetic wave : singular electromagnetic wave plural electromagnetic waves physics a wave of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum …

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  • 5electromagnetic wave — elektromagnetinė banga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. electromagnetic wave vok. elektromagnetische Welle, f rus. электромагнитная волна, f pranc. onde électromagnétique, f …

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  • 6electromagnetic wave — wave of radiation from the electromagnetic spectrum …

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  • 7Electromagnetic wave equation — The electromagnetic wave equation is a second order partial differential equation that describes the propagation of electromagnetic waves through a medium or in a vacuum. The homogeneous form of the equation, written in terms of either the… …

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  • 8electromagnetic wave spectrum — elektromagnetinių bangų spektras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. electromagnetic wave spectrum vok. elektromagnetisches Wellenspektrum, n rus. спектр электромагнитных волн, m pranc. spectre d’ondes électromagnétiques, m …

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  • 9electromagnetic wave weapon — radijo dažnio ginklas statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Masinio naikinimo ginklas, kurio veikimas pagrįstas ypač aukšto (300–30000 MHz) arba nepaprastai žemo (mažiau kaip 100 Hz) dažnio elektromagnetinės spinduliuotės… …

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  • 10electromagnetic wave — Physics. a wave produced by the acceleration of an electric charge and propagated by the periodic variation of intensities of, usually, perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. Also called electric wave. [1905 10] * * * …

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