infrared in English dictionary

  • infrared

    Meanings and definitions of "infrared"

    • electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm
    • Having the wavelength in the infrared.
    • In the infrared spectrum.
    • adjective
      Having the wavelength in the infrared.
    • adjective
      In the infrared spectrum.
    • noun
      electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm
    • Light that is beyond red in the color spectrum. While the light is not visible to the human eye, infrared transmitters and receivers can send and receive infrared signals.
    • infrared radiation
    • invisible color "below red"
    • An invisible part of light, with longer wavelengths that are felt as heat radiation.
    • adjective
      having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end; "infrared radiation"; "infrared photography"
    • noun
      electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves
    • noun
      the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; "they could sense radiation in the infrared"

    Synonyms of "infrared" in English dictionary

    actinic radiation, invisible, unseeable are the top synonyms of "infrared" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of infrared

    • infrared ( not comparable)
    • infrared (not comparable)
    • infrared (plural infrareds)
  • Infrared

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