Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm.

    Infrarot

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

  2. (countable)A specific wavelength in this range.

  3. (countable)A device that emits infrared radiation.

Examples

20 sentences
  1. You can see infrared, can't you?

    Ви можете бачити інфрачервоне випромінення? — Ahha · CC BY 2.0 FR

  2. An infrared ray is electromagnetic radiation.

    ruИнфракрасные лучи относятся к электромагнитному излучению. — odexed

  3. Our eyes can't see infrared light.

    ruНаши глаза не могут видеть инфракрасные лучи. — fjay69

    deUnsere Augen können kein infrarotes Licht sehen. — Trinkschokolade

  4. The spa has an infrared sauna.

  5. The helicopter was equipped with infrared scanning.

Translations

7 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
radiation of a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm:

Origin

From infra- + red.

From infra- + red.

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Forms

plural: infrareds
Singularinfrared
Pluralinfrareds

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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