Meanings
nounvisible light (uncountable)
- uncountablenatural sciencesThe part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between infrared and ultraviolet, that is visible to the human eye.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
Similar
lightvisible radiation
Broader
actinic radiationactinic ray
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 可見光 /可见光
- 可見光 /可见光 (kějiànguāng)part of the electromagnetic spectrum
Czech viditelné světlo
- viditelné světlopart of the electromagnetic spectrum
Finnish näkyvä valo
- näkyvä valopart of the electromagnetic spectrum
French lumière visible
- lumière visiblepart of the electromagnetic spectrum
German sichtbares Licht
- sichtbares Lichtpart of the electromagnetic spectrum
Hebrew אור נראה
- אור נראה (ór nir'á)part of the electromagnetic spectrum
Japanese 可視光, 可視光線
- 可視光 (kashikō)part of the electromagnetic spectrum
- 可視光線 (kashikōsen)part of the electromagnetic spectrum
Korean 가시광선
- 가시광선 (gasigwangseon)part of the electromagnetic spectrum
Polish światło widzialne
- światło widzialnepart of the electromagnetic spectrum
Romanian lumină vizibilă
- lumină vizibilăpart of the electromagnetic spectrum
Russian ви́димый свет
- ви́димый свет (vídimyj svet)part of the electromagnetic spectrum
Tagalog tahaw na suga
- tahaw na sugapart of the electromagnetic spectrum
Cite this entry
APA
visible light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visible%20light
MLA
“visible light.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visible%20light. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “visible light,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visible%20light.
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