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FLIR definition

FLIR or flir (flir)

noun

an electronic heat sensor able to detect and display on a TV-like screen a distant scene despite darkness, smoke, etc.: used esp. in military aircraft

Etymology: f(orward) l(ooking) i(nfra)r(ed)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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