visible radiation vs glow

glow vs visible radiation

visible radiation and glow both are nouns.

visible radiation is not a verb while glow is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
visible radiation	Yes	No	No	No
glow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, glow is a hyponym of visible radiation; that is, glow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than visible radiation:

visible radiation: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
glow: the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

Other hyponyms of visible radiation include beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, candle flame, candlelight, corona, counterglow, gegenschein, daylight, firelight, fluorescence, friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp, gaslight, glowing, radiance, half-light, incandescence, lamplight, luminescence, meteor, shooting star, Moon, moonlight, moonshine, starlight, sun, sunlight, sunshine, scintillation, streamer, torchlight, twilight.

visible radiation (noun)	glow (noun)
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation	light from nonthermal sources
	an appearance of reflected light
	a feeling of considerable warmth
	the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
	the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
	a steady even light without flames
	an alert and refreshed state

visible radiation (verb)	glow (verb)
	experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
	be exuberant or high-spirited
	emit a steady even light without flames
	have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
	shine intensely, as if with heat

Difference between visible radiation and glow

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