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infrared

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Noun

  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.

Adjective

  1. Having a wavelength in the infrared spectrum.
  2. Relating to very low energies or very large distances or time spans.

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