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Infrared

noun

The infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range. Synonym: infrared frequency.

Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves. Synonyms: infrared emission, infrared light, infrared radiation.

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... blue topcoat walked with steady purpose, but without haste, through the chill, wind-swirled drizzle that filled the air above the streets of Arlington, Virginia. His matching blue cap-hood was pulled low over his forehead, and the clear, infrared radiating face mask had been flipped down to protect his chubby cheeks and round nose from ...

— Psichopath • Gordon Randall Garrett

... again as we had feared, combined in what would have been an explosion in a confined space. The soundless flash, dim but real, said we had released quite a little energy uniformly all around us. I never felt a thing except a faint warmth from infrared through ...

— The Trouble with Telstar • John Berryman

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