Infrared

Quick meaning: Infrared is a noun meaning (countable) A specific wavelength in this range.

Meaning

(countable) A specific wavelength in this range.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A device that emits infrared radiation.
2. Having a wavelength in the infrared spectrum.
3. (figurative, physics) Relating to very low energies or very large distances or time spans.
4. (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.

Example Sentences

In his room, he could install his infrareds without being discovered.

Additionally, infrareds tend to cook food faster so there's less time to render said fat.

Unless otherwise stated, we will be working in Euclidean space compactified to a sphere in order to avoid infrared problems.

Sonne has shown that by means of the luminous rays the temperature in the tissue may be raised to a higher degree than by the use of the infrareds.

Word Forms

• infrareds

Synonyms for infrared

Depending on context, synonyms include invisible.

Antonyms for infrared

Common opposites include ultraviolet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include invisible, infra-red, mir, fir, light.

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