Electromagnetic Spectrum Vocabulary

noun a type of electromagnetic radiation that consists of radio waves and is used in communication and broadcasting

• The doctor used radiorays to examine the patient's internal organs.
• I heard that radiorays can help detect broken bones quickly.
• My grandma calls radiorays 'magic beams' because she doesn't understand how they work.
• Her smile was like radiorays, brightening up the whole room.

noun a distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave

• The scientist used a spectrometer to measure the exact wavelength of the light emitted by the star.
• I heard that different colors have different wavelengths, like red is longer than blue.
• Dude, you're on the same wavelength as me when it comes to music taste.
• Their wavelengths just don't match, they can never seem to understand each other.