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- Word comparison: infrared vs. ultraviolet
infrared vs. ultraviolet
noun
- the part of the invisible spectrum that is contiguous to the red end of the visible spectrum and that comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths from 800 nanometers to 1 millimeter.
adjective
- noting or pertaining to the infrared or its component rays:
infrared radiation.
adjective
- beyond the violet in the spectrum, corresponding to light having wavelengths shorter than 4000 angstrom units.
- pertaining to, producing, or utilizing light having such wavelengths:
an ultraviolet lamp.
noun
- ultraviolet radiation.