emit light

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Wide pixels, which emit light to the sides, are separated from narrow, front-pointing pixels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Many objects in space, including distant galaxies and planets, emit light on the electromagnetic spectrum.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

These defects can absorb and emit light in the visible range with well-defined optical transitions, and they can act as local traps for electrons.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2024

"Optical bandgap" refers to the minimum amount of energy needed to make a material absorb or emit light.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2024

Both the male and female fireflies emit light, as well as their larvae and eggs, the egg being luminous even while still in the ovary.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various