white light

American  

noun

1. light perceived by the eye as having the same color as sunlight at noon.

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white light British  

noun

1. light that contains all the wavelengths of visible light at approximately equal intensities, as in sunlight or the light from white-hot solids

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white light Scientific  

1. Electromagnetic radiation composed of a fairly even distribution of all of the frequencies in the visible range of the spectrum, appearing white to the eye. Light from the Sun is nearly perfect white light, although the Sun does not itself appear white when viewed on Earth due to the scattering of light with frequencies in the blue range by the atmosphere, leaving the Sun with a yellow color.

2. Light that appears white to the eye, composed of some combination of light with frequencies in the red, blue, and green parts of the spectrum.

3. See also color

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Example Sentences

I blink against the stark white light, try to get my bearings.

From Literature

Cold, white light exploded Clare’s vision.

From Literature

The white light from the screen gleamed on James’s face, his lips parted in a faint frown.

From Literature

A woman in her 20s in Tehran said there were explosions "every few hours" and a strange white light in the sky that seemed different than nights before.

From BBC

If you're using a phone app to locate planets, enable the red light feature, because "the red light won't affect your night vision as much as a bright white light would."

From BBC