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Infrared vs Ir - What's the difference?

infrared | ir |

As nouns the difference between infrared and ir

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 ir is yesterday.

As an adjective infrared

is having the wavelength in the infrared.

As an adverb ir is

yesterday.

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

    ir

    Translingual

    Symbol

    (head)
  • The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Islamic Republic of Iran.
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