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# infrared

adjective (infrared); noun (infrared, uncountable)

«infrared» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Infrared is a kind of light that our eyes cannot see, just beyond red light; we feel it as heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infrared/#m1)
2. Infrared things use or show this light, like infrared cameras that see warm bodies in the dark, or TV remote controls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infrared/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on light, heat and the electromagnetic spectrum; in everyday life remote controls, motion sensors and thermal cameras use it. Phrases: «infrared light», «infrared camera», «infrared sensor».

### Examples

- Your TV remote sends infrared light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infrared/#x1)
- Infrared cameras can see animals at night by their warmth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infrared/#x2)
- We can't see infrared, but we can feel it as heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infrared/#x3)
- Snakes called pit vipers can sense infrared. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infrared/#x4)
- The burglar alarm uses an infrared sensor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infrared/#x5)
- The Sun gives off infrared as well as visible light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infrared/#x6)
- Infrared photos show warm things as bright colours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infrared/#x7)
- Firefighters use infrared cameras to find people in smoke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infrared/#x8)

### Note

Sometimes written infra-red. «Infra» means below: its energy is below red light. Ultraviolet is on the other side, beyond violet. Infrared is not dangerous like ultraviolet in ordinary amounts.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «infrared» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infrared/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«infrared» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/infrared.html) on Mova free.