multiwavelength

adjective

mul·​ti·​wave·​length ˌməl-tē-ˈwāv-ˌleŋ(k)th 

-ˌtī-

: using, involving, or composed of multiple wavelengths

About 20 times more sensitive than Hubble's current wide-field camera, WFC3 can record across many wavelengths, simultaneously. With it, astronomers can take a multiwavelength portrait of a celestial object in a single snapshot.

—Ron Cowen

Examples of multiwavelength in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The satellite is equipped with three multiwavelength telescopes that are able to collect data in visible, ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma-ray light. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 June 2026

To solve the mystery, the researchers combed through decades of data, analyzing 91 TDE candidates discovered between 1990 and 2019 before narrowing their focus to a gold-standard sample of 31 events with comprehensive, multiwavelength tracking. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 18 June 2026

Those observations are then combined with imagery from other observatories, including the Hubble Space Telescope and past planetary missions, to build a fuller, multiwavelength portrait. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026

Swift is a multiwavelength space telescope that scientists are using to find out more about these mysterious gamma-ray flashes from the universe. — Amy Lien, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multiwavelength

• wavelength