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Meaning of Infrared | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˌɪnfɹəˈɹɛd

Definitions

  1. The electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm.
  2. A specific wavelength in this range.
  3. A device that emits infrared radiation.

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Examples

“Collisions of these 'transparent' molecules with the molecules that do have absorption bands in the infrared can have a considerable influence on the intensities of the observed absorption bands.”
“Sonne has shown that by means of the luminous rays the temperature in the tissue may be raised to a higher degree than by the use of the infrareds.”
“Exposure of spectral pieces at centimeters, millimeters, and infrareds, which provide a top steadiness of the dependence "MCW radiation vs. parameter Δt" and its interannual (seasonal) dynamics.”
“In his room, he could install his infrareds without being discovered.”
“Beams are the active counterparts of passive infrareds (PIRs). Since these are active infrareds, they require two parts: a transmitter and a receiver.”
“Additionally, infrareds tend to cook food faster so there's less time to render said fat.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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