light (n)
visible light (n)
visible radiation (n)

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type n
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def (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
examples the light was filtered through a soft glass window
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Hypernym actinic radiation, actinic ray
Part holonym electromagnetic spectrum
Domain of synset - TOPIC physics, natural philosophy
Derivationally related form light → light
Hyponym beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation; candlelight, candle flame; corona; counterglow, gegenschein; daylight; firelight; fluorescence; friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp; gaslight; radiance, glow, glowing; glow; half-light; incandescence, glow; lamplight; luminescence; meteor, shooting star; moonlight, moonshine, Moon; starlight; sunlight, sunshine, sun; scintillation; streamer; torchlight; twilight
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) photic → light
Member of this domain - TOPIC physics, natural philosophy
Hyponym actinic radiation, actinic ray
Hypernym beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation; candlelight, candle flame; corona; counterglow, gegenschein; daylight; firelight; fluorescence; friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp; gaslight; radiance, glow, glowing; glow; half-light; incandescence, glow; lamplight; luminescence; meteor, shooting star; moonlight, moonshine, Moon; starlight; sunlight, sunshine, sun; scintillation; streamer; torchlight; twilight
Part meronym electromagnetic spectrum
Derivationally related form light → light

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