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Infrared radiation

Similar term(s): IR.

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Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, i.e. from approximately 750nm to 1mm. The name means "below red", red being the color of visible light of longest wavelength.

Source: GreenFacts

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