Overview of noun infrared

The noun infrared has 2 senses

• infrared, infrared frequency -- (the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; "they could sense radiation in the infrared")


• infrared, infrared light, infrared radiation, infrared emission -- (electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves)

Overview of adj infrared

The adj infrared has 1 sense

• infrared -- (having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end; "infrared radiation"; "infrared photography")