INFRARED EMISSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does infrared emission mean? 

• INFRARED EMISSION (noun)
  The noun INFRARED EMISSION has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: INFRARED EMISSION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INFRARED EMISSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

infrared; infrared emission; infrared light; infrared radiation

Hypernyms ("infrared emission" is a kind of...):

actinic radiation; actinic ray (electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions)

 Context examples 

The WISE spacecraft, which maps the entire sky every six months, allowed the variation in infrared emission from the dust to be measured.

(Studies Find Echoes of Black Holes Eating Stars, NASA)

The second possible explanation for the extended infrared emission from this neutron star is a “pulsar wind nebula.”

(Hubble Uncovers Never-Before-Seen Features Around a Neutron Star, NASA)

WISE measures this infrared emission from the dust near a black hole, which gives clues about tidal disruption flares and the nature of the dust itself.

(Studies Find Echoes of Black Holes Eating Stars, NASA)

Researchers found that the infrared emission from dust heated by a flare causes an infrared signal that can be detected for up to a year after the flare is at its most luminous.

(Studies Find Echoes of Black Holes Eating Stars, NASA)