shortwave radiation

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shortwave radiation [′shȯrt′wāv ‚rād·ē′ā·shən]

(electromagnetism)

A term used loosely to distinguish radiation in the visible and near-visible portions of the electromagnetic spectrum (roughly 0.4 to 1.0 micrometer in wavelength) from long-wave radiation (infrared radiation).

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