“of light”

The following 7 entries include the term of light.

speed of light

noun phrase

: a fundamental physical constant that is the speed at which electromagnetic radiation propagates in a vacuum and that has a value fixed by international convention of 299,792,458 meters per second symbol c

children of light

: Christians as having received the divine light or being enlightened by it in allusion to Luke 16:8 (Revised Standard Version)

electromagnetic theory of light

: a theory in physics: light consists of electromagnetic oscillations perpendicular to the direction of travel of the wave motion

equation of light

intensity of light

quantity of light

noun

: luminous energy that is the product of mean luminous flux by time

velocity of light

: a fundamental constant that represents the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a vacuum and equals approximately 2.9979 × 1010 centimeters per second


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