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infrared

/ˌɪnfɹəˈɹɛd/noun, adjective3 syllables

Infrared means: electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves.

Synonyms for infrared6

noun, as in electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves

infrared light, infrared radiation, infrared emission

noun, as in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range

infrared frequency

adjective, as in having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end

invisible, unseeable

What does infrared mean?3

noun

1

electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves

2

the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range“they could sense radiation in the infrared”

adjective

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with infrared?34

three syllables

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Infrared in a sentence

  • Using infrared cameras, the researchers tracked blinks and eye movements.Cangarejo
  • People show up bright on an infrared camera because of their body heat.kebukebu
  • Infrared and ultra-violet rays are types of light invisible to the human eye.Tigrin
  • Infrared waves have less energy than visible light waves.Hybrid
  • Infrared and ultraviolet light are invisible to the human eye.sundown
  • Infrared radiation, visible light, and ultraviolet light are all types of waves in the electromagnetic spectrum.Hybrid
  • You can see infrared, can't you?shekitten
  • An infrared ray is electromagnetic radiation.Saponutti

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of infrared

as a noun

plural
infrareds