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infrared Definition

infra·red (in′frə red, infrə red′)

adjective

designating or of those invisible rays just beyond the red end of the visible spectrum: their waves are longer than those of the spectrum colors but shorter than radio waves, and have a penetrating heating effect: used in cooking, photography, etc.

infrared (IR) Telecom Definition

See IR.

infrared Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • far: Discover how far infrared therapy can benefit your health today.
  • near: Time resolution is limited by pulse length and can be as short as 20 fs in the visible and near infrared.
  • no: I've got a couple of photos which I'll upload from my other machine ( no infrared on this one!
  • only: Thus only infrared light will be seen without any visible light or other reflections or refractions.

Converse of object

use: Can I use the InfraRed on my old Mac to set up a network and transfer information to my new Mac?

Modifies a noun

  • spectroscopy: Infrared matrix isolation spectroscopy will be used to investigate reaction intermediates.
  • thermography: Infrared thermography has proven to be an invaluable tool to solve a wide variety of scientific problems.
  • wavelength: Special modifications are required for use at infrared wavelengths.
  • radiation: More infrared radiation reaches the detector resulting in crisp infrared images.
  • spectrometer: Cassini's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer shows water ice exists in two forms on Enceladus.
  • sauna: Sauna help has all the answers, from how to build your own sauna to health concerns with infrared saunas.

Used with adjective complement

  • emit: Again, cloud tops are usually cooler and emit less infrared upwards than the surface, while cloud bottoms radiate some infrared back down.
  • transform: The interaction of chitosan and indomethacin after impregnation was then studied by Fourier transform infrared ( FTIR ) and Raman spectroscopy, respectively.
  • use: Yes, it is possible to send the pictures to PC using infrared.
  • include: The Directive will cover a variety of technologies including infrared, microwave, GPS and GSM.
  • have: The Color version also has infrared for nighttime display.
  • get: But it's got infrared, and that helps a lot when i wana exchange stuffs between my cell n my sis's one.