Advertisement
Advertisement
white light
noun
- light perceived by the eye as having the same color as sunlight at noon.
white light
noun
- light that contains all the wavelengths of visible light at approximately equal intensities, as in sunlight or the light from white-hot solids
white light
- Electromagnetic radiation composed of a fairly even distribution of all of the frequencies in the visible range of the spectrum, appearing white to the eye. Light from the Sun is nearly perfect white light, although the Sun does not itself appear white when viewed on Earth due to the scattering of light with frequencies in the blue range by the atmosphere, leaving the Sun with a yellow color.
- Light that appears white to the eye, composed of some combination of light with frequencies in the red, blue, and green parts of the spectrum.
- See also color
Example Sentences
White light with that cool, bright white appearance, like intense moonlight, actually contains a higher proportion of short-wavelengths, the blue and green part of the visible spectrum.
Company personnel sent out to observe how the equipment responded “observed a small flash of white light upon each re-energization,” according to a Feb. 6 letter from Edison to the California Public Utilities Commission.
Those irregularities included flashes of white light that utility workers observed near towers and transmission lines — including tower M16T1 — 12 days after the fire was sparked.
A video offers new evidence suggesting the massive Eaton fire may have been ignited at a Southern California Edison transmission tower just moments after flashes of blue and white light flared near the electrical equipment.
“Red,” says Johannes, “is a long wave, and violets are a short wave. You can map that to sound. A long wave will generate low sound, if you’re mapping that in real time. ... When we compose, we have to be careful. If you’re generating too many different sounds, you’ll get white light very quickly. White light is all frequencies. This is very much about reducing stimulus.”
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse