visible spectrum
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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They evolved beyond the visible spectrum for a reason.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
Remember how our eyes naturally become more sensitive to the blue end of the visible spectrum at night?
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025
"Our work not only improves the coherence of these lasers but also shifts their output towards the visible spectrum, opening up new avenues for their use."
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023
The spectrometer captures data from hundreds of channels of light, including those far beyond the visible spectrum — “down into the ultraviolet and well above the infrared,” Pavlick said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023
The only thing I leave alone is the ceiling, because white contains all the wavelengths of the visible spectrum at full brightness.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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