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visible light
This term refers specifically to the narrow band of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can perceive. It is distinct from invisible radiation such as ultraviolet or infrared light, which exist outside the human sensory range.
In scientific and technical registers, it is treated as a mass noun. Because it describes a continuous physical phenomenon rather than discrete objects, it does not have a plural form and is never counted with numbers.
Meanings
Examples
The human eye is only sensitive to a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum called visible light.
The human eye is only sensitive to a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum called visible light.
Infrared radiation lies just below the frequency of visible light.
Wait, so you are saying we cannot see the rest of the spectrum because it is not visible light?
The telescope captures both visible light and X-rays from the distant galaxy.
Visible light travels at approximately three hundred thousand kilometers per second in a vacuum.
I wonder how the world would look if our eyes could perceive more than just visible light?
The sensor is designed to filter out everything except visible light.
Visible light is composed of different wavelengths that we perceive as various colors.