The Electromagnetic Spectrum. The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all types of EM radiation. Radiation is energy that travels and spreads out as it goes â the visible light that comes from a lamp in your house and the radio waves that come from a radio station are two types of electromagnetic radiation.
Top definition. fathom. 1. a unit of mesuring distance that is 6 feet or about equal to the length of a grown man's outstreched arms. 2. to contemplate or think about with effort. 1.the shipwreck is about 10 fathoms down. 2.who but the almighty can fathom the depths of the abyss.
Fathom is an imperial, US customary length unit and usually used to measure the depth of water. The abbreviation is ftm. Meter is a metric system base length unit and defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second. It equals to 3.2808399 feet or 39.3700787 inches. The abbreviation is m. For other length unit conversions, please go to Length Conversion.