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Definition of Electromagnetic wave
1. Noun. Radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge.
Terms within: Photon
Specialized synonyms: Actinic Radiation, Actinic Ray, Beam, Electron Beam, Ray, Black-body Radiation, Blackbody Radiation, Hertzian Wave, Gamma Radiation, Gamma Ray, Line, Microwave, Radio Emission, Radio Radiation, Radio Wave, Roentgen Ray, X Ray, X-radiation, X-ray
Generic synonyms: Radiation
Definition of Electromagnetic wave
1. Noun. (physics) electromagnetic radiation, such as light and radio waves ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Electromagnetic wave
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Electromagnetic Wave
Literary usage of Electromagnetic wave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Light by Robert Alexander Houstoun (1915)
"Find an expression for the energy in one ware- length, given that the magnetic
intensity is specified by (1) Show that, when an electromagnetic wave passes ..."
2. The Theory and Practice of Absolute Measurements in Electricity and Magnetism by Andrew Gray (1893)
"Velocity of electromagnetic wave deduced from Theory of Motion of Energy. ...
electromagnetic wave ..."
3. Electromagnetic Theory by Oliver Heaviside (1893)
"In the above very little has been said about the distribution of electric and
magnetic force from part to part of an electromagnetic wave. ..."
4. Electromagnetic Theory of Light by Charles Emerson Curry (1905)
"Wave-Functions and electromagnetic wave-Functions. — In the preceding chapter we
have sought solutions of the equation of wave-motion ~J& = "S^72<^ J not ..."
5. Electric Waves: An Advanced Treatise on Alternating-current Theory by William Suddards Franklin (1909)
"An electromagnetic wave is a state of ether distortion and a state of ether ...
An electromagnetic wave may be either bounded, or free in the same way that ..."
6. Electric Waves: An Advanced Treatise on Alternating-current Theory by William Suddards Franklin (1909)
"An electromagnetic wave is a state of ether distortion and a state of ether ...
An electromagnetic wave may be either bounded, or free in the same way that ..."
7. Principles of Radio Communication by John Harold Morecroft, A. Pinto, Walter Andrew Curry (1921)
"An electromagnetic wave will on striking s wall of ordinary conducting material be
... The equation for penetration of an electromagnetic wave into a cot- ..."
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