INFRARED RADIATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does infrared radiation mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• INFRARED RADIATION (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 radiation" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

Light therapy can use lasers, LED, fluorescent lamps, and ultraviolet or infrared radiation.

(Light therapy, NCI Dictionary)

The treatment of a disorder by exposure to light, including ultraviolet and infrared radiation.

(Phototherapy, NCI Thesaurus)

This pattern, though far too small to be seen by eye, serves as an antenna to catch the infrared radiation.

(Harvesting Electrical Power from Waste Heat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

According to one research team using data spanning from infrared radiation to gamma rays from Swift and other observatories, this transformation best explains the Cow's behavior.

(Mysterious Blast Studied with NASA Telescopes, NASA)

Phototherapy can use lasers, LED, fluorescent lamps, and ultraviolet or infrared radiation.

(Phototherapy, NCI Dictionary)

Infrared radiation from warm dust generates much of the glow seen here from the Perseus Molecular Cloud.

(Spitzer Studies a Stellar Playground With a Long History, NASA)

After the surviving dust is heated by a flare, it gives off infrared radiation.

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

Our invention has a lot of potential applications, such as protecting astronauts or satellites with an ultra-thin film that can be adjusted to reflect various dangerous ultraviolet or infrared radiation in different environments, said Dr. Rahmani.

(Protecting Astronauts from Radiation in Space, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The infrared radiation trapped in the silicon dioxide creates very fast electrical oscillations, about 50 trillion times a second.

(Harvesting Electrical Power from Waste Heat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The patterned and etched aluminum antenna channels the infrared radiation into this thin layer.

(Harvesting Electrical Power from Waste Heat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)