electromagnetic radiation
nounDefinition of electromagnetic radiation
: energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
also
: a series of electromagnetic waves
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Instead they are cooked up by the brain from mixtures of different wavelengths of colorless electromagnetic radiation. — Anil K. Seth, Scientific American, "The Neuroscience of Reality," 27 Aug. 2019 According to experts on the biological effects of electromagnetic radiation, radio waves become safer at higher frequencies, not more dangerous. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Why It’s Not So Easy To Regulate or Split Up Big Tech Companies—Data Sheet," 17 July 2019 Cellphones use radio waves to communicate, and that’s a form of electromagnetic radiation. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Daywatch: Surprising cellphone safety tests, Chicagoans spend 73 hours a year stuck in traffic and other things to know to start your day," 22 Aug. 2019 Their next task is detecting the star's former location through a search for electromagnetic radiation. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "A Neutron Star Might Have Just Collided with a Black Hole," 19 Aug. 2019 According to experts on the biological effects of electromagnetic radiation, radio waves become safer at higher frequencies, not more dangerous. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Why It’s Not So Easy To Regulate or Split Up Big Tech Companies—Data Sheet," 17 July 2019 According to experts on the biological effects of electromagnetic radiation, radio waves become safer at higher frequencies, not more dangerous. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Why It’s Not So Easy To Regulate or Split Up Big Tech Companies—Data Sheet," 17 July 2019 According to experts on the biological effects of electromagnetic radiation, radio waves become safer at higher frequencies, not more dangerous. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Why It’s Not So Easy To Regulate or Split Up Big Tech Companies—Data Sheet," 17 July 2019 According to experts on the biological effects of electromagnetic radiation, radio waves become safer at higher frequencies, not more dangerous. — William J. Broad, New York Times, "The 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'electromagnetic radiation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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