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Definition: Infrared Radiation |
Infrared RadiationNoun1. Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Energy | Electromagnetic radiation whose wavelengths lie in the range from 0.75 micrometer to 1000 micrometers; invisible long wavelength radiation (heat) capable of producing a thermal or photovoltaic effect, though less effective than visible light. (references) |
Science | Infrared is electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength spans the region from about 0.7 to 1000 micrometers (longer than visible radiation, shorter than microwave radiation). Remote sensing instruments work by sensing radiation that is naturally emitted or reflected by the Earth's surface or from the atmosphere, or by sensing signals transmitted from a satellite and reflected back to it. In the visible and near-infrared regions, surface chemical composition, vegetation cover, and biological properties of surface matter can be measured. In the mid-infrared region, geological formations can be detected due to the absorption properties related to the structure of silicates. In the far infrared, emissions from the Earth's atmosphere and surface offer information about atmospheric and surface temperatures and water vapor and other trace constituents in the atmosphere. Since IR data are based on temperatures rather than visible radiation, the data may be obtained day or night. (IR). (references) |
Solar | Radiation with wavelengths greater than those of the visible light (at about 8000 Angstroms or 800 nanometers(nm)) but shorter than those of microwaves (at about 1,000,000 Angstroms or 800,000 nm). Infrared radiation is associated with heat energy. (references) |
Weather | Electromagnetic radiation lying in the wavelength interval from 0.7 micrometers to 1000 micrometersm. Its lower limit is bounded by visible radiation, and its upper limit by microwave radiation. Most of the energy emitted by the Earth and its atmosphere is at infrared wavelength. Infrared radiation is generated almost entirely by large-scale intra- molecular processes. The tri-atomic gases, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and ozone, absorb infrared radiation and play important roles in the propagation of infra- red radiation in the atmosphere. Abbreviated IR; also called "longwave radiation". (references) |
| The heat energy that is emitted from all solids, liquids, and gases. In the context of the greenhouse issue, the term refers to the heat energy emitted by the Earth's surface and its atmosphere. Greenhouse gases strongly absorb this radiation in the Earth's atmosphere, and radiate some back towards the surface, creating the greenhouse effect. See radiation, greenhouse effect, enhanced greenhouse effect, global warming. (references) | |
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Synonyms: Infrared RadiationSynonyms: infrared (n), infrared emission (n), infrared light (n). (additional references) |
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Health | The properties of the sun that have inspired such reverence include its light (visible radiation) and its warmth (infrared radiation). (references) | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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infrared radiation | 15 |
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| Language | Translations for "infrared radiation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | nær-infrarød stråling (near IR, near-infrared radiation, near-IR radiation, photoelectric infrared radiation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | nabije-infraroodstraling (near IR, near-infrared radiation, near-IR radiation, photoelectric infrared radiation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | lähi-infrapunasäteily (near IR, near-infrared radiation, near-IR radiation, photoelectric infrared radiation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | rayons infrarouges proches (photoelectric infrared radiation), rayons I.R.proches (photoelectric infrared radiation), rayonnement infrarouge proche (photoelectric infrared radiation), radiation infrarouge proche (photoelectric infrared radiation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | kürzerwellige IR-Strahlung (near IR, near-infrared radiation, near-IR radiation, photoelectric infrared radiation), kürzerwellige Infrarotstrahlung (near IR, near-infrared radiation, near-IR radiation, photoelectric infrared radiation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | εγγύς υπέρυθρη ακτινοβολία (near IR, near-infrared radiation, near-IR radiation, photoelectric infrared radiation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | infrareday adiationray radiación infrarroja fotoeléctrica (near IR, near-infrared radiation, near-IR radiation, photoelectric infrared radiation), radiación de infrarrojo cercano (near IR, near-infrared radiation, near-IR radiation, photoelectric infrared radiation). (various references) nära-infraröd strålning (near IR, near-infrared radiation, near-IR radiation, photoelectric infrared radiation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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"Infrared Radiation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: infared radiation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-d-d-e-f-i-i-i-n-n-o-r-r-r-t" | |
-4 letters: nonirradiated. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100110 01110010 01100001 01110010 01100101 01100100 00100000 01010010 01100001 01100100 01101001 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n f r a r e d   R a d i a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0066 0072 0061 0072 0065 0064 0052 0061 0064 0069 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43807284678471702526770756786758180 |
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