infrared
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range
they could sense radiation in the infrared
Types & categories
- frequency hypernym
Parts & wholes
- infrared spectrum part holonym
Sense 2 adjective
having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end
infrared radiation
Related & opposite
- invisible similar to
Sense 3 noun
electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves
Types & categories
- actinic radiation hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | infrared spectrum |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | frequency |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | invisible |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | actinic radiation |