🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

적외선

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeogwiseon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Infrared/ˌɪn.frəˈrɛd/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"리모컨은 적외선 통신을 사용하여 TV를 제어합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves.

    "The rescue team used an infrared camera to locate survivors trapped in the dark rubble."
As noun
  1. 1

    Infrared radiation or photography.

    "Night vision goggles work by detecting infrared emitted by warm objects."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the late 19th century, the term combines the Latin prefix 'infra-', meaning 'below' or 'lower than', with 'red', denoting the color of visible light with the longest wavelength. It was developed in scientific contexts to describe electromagnetic radiation positioned just beyond the red end of the visible spectrum.

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