INFRARED as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum
    • electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they could sense radiation in the infrared
    Hypernyms(s) infrared is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) infrared is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

INFRARED as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves
    • lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end
    Usage Example(s)
    • infrared radiation
    • infrared photography
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