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sunlight

Electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun

Entityenergy source renewable resourceQ193788

Also known as sunshine

Instance of: energy source
, renewable resource
Subclass of: light
, full-spectrum light
Part of: solar radiation

Overview

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Sunlight is the portion of the electromagnetic radiation which is emitted by the Sun and received by the Earth, in particular the visible light perceptible to the human eye as well as invisible infrared and ultraviolet lights. However, according to the American Meteorological Society, there are "conflicting conventions as to whether all three [...] are referred to as light, or whether that term should only be applied to the visible portion of the spectrum".

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Used by: solar energy
Permanent duplicated item: Q5958363
Different from: Sonnenschein criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: Sonnenschein
Sunlight criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: sunlight
Sunshine criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: sunshine
Sončna svetloba criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: sončna svetloba
Facet of: solar radiation
Cause: Sun

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