light spectrum
English
noun
Definitions
- (physics) The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to humans.
- (physics) an extension of the human-visible spectrum to include near-visible wavelengths, primarily near infrared.
Etymology
Compound from English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload) + English spectrum (range of electromagnetic wavelengths).
Origin
English
spectrum
Gloss
range of electromagnetic wavelengths
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Spooklight English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- backlight English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betalight English
- bispectrum English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- booklight English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- downlight English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- eigenspectrum English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- guidelight English
- headlight English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- multilight English
- multispectrum English
- nightlight English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- pocketlight English
- polyspectrum English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- pseudospectrum English
- quarterlight English
- relight English
- ringlight English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- sidelight English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- spectrum English
- spectrumy English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- subspectrum English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- trispectrum English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- uplight English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- windowlight English
- spectrum Latin
- Licht German
- light French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- light Middle English
- 스펙트럼 Korean
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- laatɩ Farefare
- light
- alight
- uplight
- belight
- lightie
- relight
- lighter
- unlight
- inlight
- enlight
- lighten
- lightly
- nonlight
- sunlight
- lighting
- gaslight
- lightbox
- prelight
- lightman
- mislight
- toplight
- arclight
- warlight
- daylight
- penlight
- spectrum
- light up
- lowlight
- lightish
- owllight
- twilight
- tealight
- lightray
- waxlight
- lightmap
- lightest
- lighteth
- icelight
- skylight
- lightbar
- bedlight
- limelight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- lightness
- safelight
- lightable
- headlight
- overlight
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightpost
- lightlike
- lightfast
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- backlight
- lightroom
- lightwood
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightface
- lightwell
- lightless
- sub-light
- firelight
- ringlight
- spotlight
- lamplight
- stoplight
- glowlight
- lightmans
- lighthead
- lightship
- moonlight
- antilight
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- lightwork
- spectrumy
- rushlight
- enlighten
- lovelight
- jacklight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- light out
- taillight
- light due
- lightskin
- looplight
- sea-light
- floodlight
- flamelight
- lightshift
- catchlight
- light line
- bispectrum
- lightplane
- ultralight
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- crosslight
- flashlight
- houselight
- lightcurve
- hyperlight
- lightproof
- lightshade
- lightstick
- striplight
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- multilight
- lighthouse
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- lightfaced
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- microlight
- earthlight
- blacklight
- light bulb
- straylight
- guidelight
- torchlight
- watchlight
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- subspectrum
- streetlight
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light-tight
- light organ
- candlelight
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightworker
- trispectrum
- lightvessel
- pocketlight
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- light-minded
- polyspectrum
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- thunderlight
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- quarterlight
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- light-bearing
- eigenspectrum
- multispectrum
- feather-light
- light equation
- light-fingered
- pseudospectrum
- light-spirited
- light-horseman
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- extragalactic background light