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What is the difference between infrared and infrasonic?

infrared | infrasonic |

As adjectives the difference between infrared and infrasonic

is that infrared is having the wavelength in the infrared while infrasonic is having frequencies below the human audible range.

As a noun 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.

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

    infrasonic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of sound waves, acoustics) Having frequencies below the human audible range
  • (of a device) Generating or employing such sound waves

    • Related terms

    * infrasonics * infrasound

    Antonyms

    * ultrasonic