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infrared

/,ɪnfrə'rɛd/

Synonyms of infrared Antonyms of infrared Examples of infrared Usage of infrared Parts of infrared Definition that contains infrared Words sounding like infrared Explanation of infrared

noun
electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves
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infrared emission infrared light infrared radiation

type of:
actinic radiation actinic ray
noun
the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range
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"they could sense radiation in the infrared"

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infrared frequency

type of:
oftenness frequence frequency

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infrared spectrum
adjective
having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end
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"infrared radiation" "infrared photography"

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unseeable invisible

Examples of infrared

"they could sense radiation in the infrared"
"infrared radiation"
"infrared photography"