Dictionary Check: infrared
"infrared" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end
Example:
"infrared radiation"
noun
the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range
Example:
"they could sense radiation in the infrared"
noun
electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves
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