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Infrared vs Calorescence - What's the difference?

infrared | calorescence |

As nouns the difference between infrared and calorescence

is that infrared is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm while calorescence is the absorption of infrared radiation and subsequent emission of visible light.

As an adjective infrared

is having the wavelength in the infrared.

infrared

English

(wikipedia infrared)

Noun

(en noun)
  • electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Having the wavelength in the infrared.
    • infrared light
    infrared waves
    infrared radiation
  • In the infrared spectrum.

    • Derived terms

    * infrared astronomy * infrared camera * infrared detector * infrared divergence * infrared film * infrared filter * infrared fixed point * infrared homing * infrared imagery * infrared lamp * infrared microscope * infrared motion detector * infrared multiphoton dissociation * infrared photography * infrared pointer * infrared port * infrared radiation * infrared remote control * infrared repellor * infrared sauna * infrared spectroscopy * infrared thermometer

    calorescence

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia calorescence) (en noun)
  • (dated, physics) The absorption of infrared radiation and subsequent emission of visible light