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Successful_Try543@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Yes, light is usually defined as the part of the EM spectrum the (human) eye is capable of perceiving..

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captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
explains all the CO2 infrared lasers out there.

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- Successful_Try543@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The EM waves of near spectra, UV and IR, are commonly often referred to as ‘light’ as well. Wikipedia even states:
  
  In physics, the term “light” may refer more broadly to electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength, whether visible or not. In this sense, gamma rays, X-rays, microwaves and radio waves are also light.
  
  Which fits to my perception of physicists, where in astronomy every element starting at Lithium is referred to as ‘metal’.
  
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