infrared radiation

collocation in English

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infrared
adjective
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/ˌɪn.frəˈred/us
/ˌɪn.frəˈred/
Infrared light is a type of light that feels warm but cannot ...
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radiation
noun[U]
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/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous ...
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(Definition ofinfraredandradiationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is an efficient absorber of outgoing long-waveinfraredradiation.
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Water baths were used to filter outinfraredradiation.
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We also use and permit the emission of gases, such as the refrigerant hydrofluorocarbons, that can absorb more than 3,000 times as muchinfraredradiationper mol as carbon dioxide.
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As ideas developed, they abandonedinfraredradiationto instead concentrate upon visible light.
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The sensation was indistinguishable from heat delivered byinfraredradiation, though theinfraredradiationrequired about five times lower energy density.
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The terms chemical and heat rays were eventually dropped in favour of ultraviolet andinfraredradiation, respectively.
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Radiational cooling occurs due to the emission ofinfraredradiation, either by the air or by the surface underneath.
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The rate (percentage) of emission ofinfraredradiationwill thus be a fraction of the true contact temperature.
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Infraredradiationis picked up by the sensor, processed by computer and then displayed on the windshield using a head-up display.
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Viperines can sense their preysinfraredradiationthrough bare nerve endings on the skin of their heads.
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Modern uncooled detectors all use sensors that work by the change of resistance, voltage or current when heated byinfraredradiation.
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By renderinginfraredradiationas visible light, such cameras allow firefighters to see areas of heat through smoke, darkness, or heat-permeable barriers.
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The method measures the thermalinfraredradiationemitted (as opposed to being transmitted or reflected) from a volume or surface.
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When prey comes into range,infraredradiationfalling onto the membrane allows the snake to determine its direction.
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Infraredradiationis used in industrial, scientific, and medical applications.
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The receiver uses a silicon photodiode to convert theinfraredradiationto an electric current.
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It responds only to the rapidly pulsing signal created by the transmitter, and filters out slowly changinginfraredradiationfrom ambient light.
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