infrared signal

Examples

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• The remote control uses an infrared signal to operate the television from across the room.

• The invisible infrared signal is used to take the temperature of cotton leaves every 6 seconds around the clock.

  Academic text (1996)

• The only remaining concern would be the inability to record physical encounters that occur during the concert when the infrared signal is being emitted.

  Academic text (2018)

• What the farmer would not have seen is the infrared signal that the plants were sending to flashlight-sized thermometers mounted on the irrigation arm.

  Academic text (1996)

• You can then write and run programs that communicate with Brainlink, which in turn talks to the robot via infrared signals that mimic the signals coming from the device's remote control.

  Blog text (21)

• Penn State engineers have shown that broadband, wireless, indoor local area networks, or LANs, that rely on non-line-of-sight infrared signal transmission can offer low error rates as well as safe, low power levels.

  Academic text (2001)

• For example, an infrared emitter can be located in areas where picture or video capture is prohibited, and the emitter can generate infrared signals with encoded data that includes commands to disable the recording functions of devices.

  Academic text (2018)

• Many modern wireless speakers connect to devices using infrared signals for seamless audio transmission.

• The security system activates when it detects an infrared signal indicating motion in the area.

Synonyms

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infrared

vsinfrared signal

• Specialized

5 4.8

Light with waves longer than red light that you cannot see but feel as heat

is the same spectrum area but used to send information between devices

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infrared light

vsinfrared signal

• Specialized

5 4.0

Light you cannot see that often feels warm

is that radiation when used to carry information between devices

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infrared radiation

vsinfrared signal

• Specialized

4 4.2

A type of light we cannot see that warm things give off

is that radiation when used specifically to transmit information

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infrared ray

vsinfrared signal

• Specialized

1 4.4

A type of light you cannot see that makes things warm

is that beam when used deliberately to send information between devices

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infrared frequency

vsinfrared signal

• Specialized

6.1

A range of light waves below visible light, like the glow from a TV remote

is that frequency range when used to carry signals between devices

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Etymology