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English adjective: infrared

1. infrared having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end


SamplesInfrared radiation.
Infrared photography.


Similarinvisible, unseeable


Antonymsseeable, visible


English noun: infrared

1. infrared (attribute) the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range


SamplesThey could sense radiation in the infrared.


Synonymsinfrared frequency


Broader (hypernym)frequence, frequency, oftenness


Part meronyminfrared spectrum

2. infrared (phenomenon) electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves


Synonymsinfrared emission, infrared light, infrared radiation


Broader (hypernym)actinic radiation, actinic ray









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