microwave | has definition An electromagnetic wave (in the radio region just beyond the infrared) with a wavelength of from about 1 mm to 30 cm (about 109-1011 Hz). | ![has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:09.0 has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:09.0](facet.gif) |
has definition An electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between one millimeter and 30 centimeters, or sometimes one meter. | ![has source: Guth, A.H. 1997 The Inflationary Universe, Addison-Wesley, 2001-09-27 09:28:09.0 has source: Guth, A.H. 1997 The Inflationary Universe, Addison-Wesley, 2001-09-27 09:28:09.0](facet.gif) |
has definition Radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared and radio waves. This range has wavelengths of between about 20 cm and about 1 mm. Radiation of this type was detected as background radiation. | ![has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:28:09.0 has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:28:09.0](facet.gif) |
has definition Radio radiation with wavelengths of about 10-4 to 1 meter, equal to 109 to 1013 hertz. | ![has source: Ferris, T. 1988 Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Morrow, 2001-09-27 09:28:09.0 has source: Ferris, T. 1988 Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Morrow, 2001-09-27 09:28:09.0](facet.gif) |
is a kind of photon | ![2001-09-27 09:28:09.0 2001-09-27 09:28:09.0](facet.gif) |
photon | has spin 1 | ![2001-09-27 09:28:08.0 2001-09-27 09:28:08.0](facet.gif) |
has synonym electromagnetic radiation | ![2001-09-27 09:28:08.0 2001-09-27 09:28:08.0](facet.gif) |
carries the force electromagnetism | ![2001-09-27 09:28:08.0 2001-09-27 09:28:08.0](facet.gif) |
massless particle | has mass 0 | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
neutral particle | is not accelerated by electric or magnetic fields | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
has charge 0 | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
wave | has propagation direction | ![2001-09-27 09:29:53.0 2001-09-27 09:29:53.0](facet.gif) |
particle | obeys uncertainty principle | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
has frequency inversely proportional to the wavelength | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
has wavelength inversely proportional to its momentum | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
boson | has quantum behavior Bose-Einstein statistics | ![2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
harmonic motion | has amplitude | ![2001-09-27 09:29:52.0 2001-09-27 09:29:52.0](facet.gif) |
has period | ![2001-09-27 09:29:52.0 2001-09-27 09:29:52.0](facet.gif) |
physical process | has domain physics | ![2001-09-27 09:29:38.0 2001-09-27 09:29:38.0](facet.gif) |
physical object | has location or center of gravity | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has angular momentum | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has velocity | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has momentum | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has temperature | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has volume | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has extent | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has material | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |