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Infrared vs Reradiate - What's the difference?

infrared | reradiate |

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.

As an adjective infrared

is having the wavelength in the infrared.

As a verb reradiate is

to absorb some amount of radiative energy, and then later emit that energy in the form of radiative energy. The term is most often used in discussion of absorption of light or infrared radiation.

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

    reradiate

    English

    Verb

  • To absorb some amount of radiative energy, and then later emit that energy in the form of radiative energy. The term is most often used in discussion of absorption of light or infrared radiation.

    • See also

    * radiate * thermodynamics * radiation

    References

    * [http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/reradiate], ''Merriam-Webster online * [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reradiate] , American Heritage dictionary (via freedictionary.com)