infrared light

collocation in English

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infrared
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.frəˈred/us
/ˌɪn.frəˈred/
Infrared light is a type of light that feels warm but cannot ...
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light
noun
uk
/laɪt/us
/laɪt/
the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to ...
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(Definition ofinfraredandlightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One element emitsinfraredlight, whereas the other element receives the reflected light by obstacles.
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Visitation by bats, measured byinfraredlightsensors, occurred throughout the night with an activity peak after midnight.
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Aninfraredlightsource and television camera allowed us to monitor the behavior of the cat within the chamber at all times.
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We calculate rotationally-averagedinfraredlightcurves for planets with different obliquities, orbital eccentricities, and viewing geometries using an analytic energy-balance model.
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The red band of an infrared colour film responds mainly to nearinfraredlightand the green band to red light.
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Usinginfraredlightminimizes scattering in the tissue.
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The camera photographs the angle of incominginfraredlight.
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Some low cost (or specialist) models useinfraredlight.
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An ordinary lightbulb emits lots ofinfraredlight.
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In some experiments, 710-nminfraredlightinstead of 620-nm red light was used to test the red component, so as to avoid the contamination with the green component.
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In either case, this heat is also emitted from the lamp asinfraredlight.
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Deoxygenated hemoglobin allows moreinfraredlightto pass through and absorbs more red light.
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Most applications, however, are in the range of the visible and nearinfraredlight.
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Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, andinfraredlightused in imaging.
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The base is then exposed toinfraredlightwhich melts the wax into the base structure.
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Theinfraredlightpulses form a pattern unique to that button.
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