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Electromagnetic Radiation: Also called radiation, it is waves of energy propagated though space or through a material media.

Electromagnetic Energy: Waves of electrical and magnetic energy moving together through space. Also called electromagnetic radiation.

Electromagnetic Field: An area containing electromagnetic energy (electromagnetic radiation).

Ionizing Radiation: Very high energy electromagnetic radiation that strips electrons away from their normal locations in atoms and molecules.

Infrared Radiation: Electromagnetic radiation with wavelength longer than visible light but shorter than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation is produced by hot objects; absorption of infrared radiation cause . . . View Full Definition

Radiation: The process by which energy is propagated through any medium by virtue of the wave motion of that medium. Electromagnetic radiation, which emits heat and light, is one form. Sound waves are another.

Electromagnetic Spectrum: The band of electromagnetic radiation with components that are separated into their relative wave lengths. The portion of the spectrum that the human eye can detect is called visible light, . . . View Full Definition

Electromagnetic Fields (EMFS): Fields generated by the movement of electrical currents.

Adaptive Radiation: The development of a variety of species from a single ancestral form; occurs when a new habitat becomes available to a population. Evolutionary pattern of divergence of a great many taxa fro . . . View Full Definition

Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM): An anti-radiation missile is able to guide itself to destroy a radar using the signal transmitted by the radar. Destruction of the radar or intimidation of the operators is the most positive . . . View Full Definition