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What does electromagnetic spectrum mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word electromagnetic spectrum? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (physics) The entire range of wavelengths of all known electromagnetic radiations extending from gamma rays through visible light, infrared, and radio waves, to X-rays.
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It isn't hot enough to radiate UV rays but it does radiate in the visible and infrared parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Most known radiation dangers occur at the high end of the electromagnetic spectrum, and include X-rays and gamma rays.
So part of the electromagnetic spectrum could be opened up to anyone who uses smart devices.
The electromagnetic spectrum is composed of a range of radiation frequencies from radio waves to X-ray and gamma waves.
Each color in this image represents a different region of the electromagnetic spectrum, from X-rays to infrared light.
Light occupies a very small section of the electromagnetic spectrum, and visible light occupies an even narrower range.

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