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electromagnetic wave

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A wave of electromagnetic energy that is radiated by an accelerating or oscillating electric charge and propagates through a vacuum or a material medium as a periodic disturbance of the electromagnetic field at a frequency within the electromagnetic spectrum.

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  • noun physics electromagnetic radiation, such as light and radio waves

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  • noun radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge

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