Definition
Electromagnetic radiation consists of waves of the electromagnetic field.
Electromagnetic wave
Radiation
Electromagnetic wave synonym
Radiation
Electromagnetic Antonym
Radio waves, microwaves, visible light, and x rays.
Electromagnetic wave example
All the light we see is made from electromagnetic waves.
Electromagnetic
Is a wave that is not capable of transmitting its energy through vacuum.
Diffraction
Mechanical wave synonym
Electromagnetic wave
Mechanical Wave antonym
Sound waves, Water waves, Spring waves, and Stadium waves
Mechanical wave example
Sound is a mechanical wave and as such requires a medium to travel through.
Mechanical Wave.
A propagating dynamic disturbance of one or more quantities.
Wave
Wave synonym
Stillness
Wave antonym
Light, Sound, Ocean Waves.
Wave example
As long as the waves propagate slower than the wind speed just above the waves.
Wave
A substance that makes possible the transfer of energy from one location to another, especially through waves
Medium
Element
Medium synonym
Emptyness
Medium antonym
Medium example
Matter of sufficient density can be medium for sound waves.
Medium
Is a space devoid of matter.
Vacuum.
Space
Vacuum synonym
No space
Vacuum antonym
Space with no matter in them
Vacuum example
Vacuum is a region with an extremely low pressure