infrared
IPA: ɪnfrɝˈɛd
noun
- (uncountable) The electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm.
- (countable) A specific wavelength in this range.
- (countable) A device that emits infrared radiation.
adjective
- Having a wavelength in the infrared spectrum.
- (figurative, physics) Relating to very low energies or very large distances or time spans.
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Examples of "infrared" in Sentences
- I bet he sees everything in infrared like the Predator, too.
- And here, made with the 31-inch telescope at UVa's Fan Mountain in the infrared, is M51:
- A spectacular satellite image of Alaska's Malaspina Glacier in infrared, near infrared, and green wavelengths.
- Essentially, the badges have 4 LED lights that light up when you get within infrared range of other attendees with similar profiles.
- Yep, the greenhouse effect works because light in the visible spectrum passes through “greenhouse” gases, while reradiated infrared is absorbed.
- Anyone who understands chemistry also knows that carbon dioxide is a gas that transmits visible light, but attempts to retain infrared radiation.
- Because the Predator can “sparkle” a target at night — mark it in infrared so that A-10 pilots and grunts on the ground can see it with their night-vision goggles — it opens up a range of options that pilots and infantry never had before.
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