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The branch of science concerned with the properties of matter and energy and the relationships between them.
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color
Physics; Color science
The way light of a particular wavelength appears to the eye. The human eye sees light with long wavelengths as red or orange.
color-blind
Physics; Color science
Unable to see the difference between certain colors. People who are color blind usually cannot tell red from green.
hue
Physics; Color science
The quality of colors that is described by words such as red, yellow. Hue is determined by the wavelength of the color.
infrared light
Physics; Color science
Electromagnetic radiation that is invisible and has wavelengths that are longer than those of visible light.
prism
Physics; Color science
A transparent object that breaks up the light passing through it into a spectrum of colors. A prism has triangular ends.
rainbow
Physics; Color science
An arc of colors that sometimes appears in the sky, usually after it rains. Rainbows appear when light from the Sun hits droplets of water.
parvocellular pathway
Physics; Color science
One of the two main pathways from the retina to primary visual cortex (the other is the magnocellular pathway). The parvocellular stream primarily carries information about ...
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