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The names of the various types of waves and their wavelengths

Wave name Wavelength range
Radio miles-meters
Shortwave feet-inches
Radar inches-millionths of a meter
Infrared 10-6 m - 7000×10-10 m
Visible 4000×10-10 m (Violet)
  - 7000×10-10m (Red)
Ultraviolet 4×10-7 m - 10-9 m
X-Rays 10-9 m - 10-12 m
Gamma-Rays 10-12 m and smaller



2001-09-04