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terminalshort
4mo ago
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"X-ray" is just a word for light that falls within an arbitrary band of wavelength.
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MyOutfitIsVague
4mo ago
Yes, but so are radio waves and gamma rays; it would still sound odd to hear somebody say "radio light" or "gamma light".
giantg2
4mo ago
I think you have it backwards - light is a term used for specific bands of the EM spectrum. Nobody is calling their FM radio waves light emissions. Unless this is a naming collison with the already established x-rays.
CamperBob2
4mo ago
It's an established term in physics. E.g.,
https://lightsources.org/
mikkupikku
4mo ago
Everybody says "ultraviolet light" even though it's invisible.
ThePowerOfFuet
4mo ago
Not all light is visible.
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