How to Use infrared in a Sentence

infrared

adjective
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  • From the infrared sauna to the cedar plunge pool, recharge with canyon views and faint ocean sprays.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
  • But an infrared camera can pick up things from heat in the dark.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The idea would be to take a blood sample from a patient and expose it to a very short infrared pulse.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Spitzer’s infrared swirls of dust and gas clouds are portrayed by a piano.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
  • But until now, no building films could do the same for mid-infrared heat.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The infrared light generates heat that is then transferred to the hair, says George.
    — Allure Editors, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Done properly, the infrared camera can show the cold and hot spots in the walls, ceilings, and floors.
    — Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Work out in your private gym and relax in an infrared sauna.
    — Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 23 July 2023
  • Below, the top 9 infrared sauna blankets to reap the benefits of heat stress at home.
    — Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The device is equipped with an infrared camera that measures the stress levels and overall health of the turf.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 20 June 2023
  • The 35-pound Javelin ranges as far as 2.5 miles under infrared guidance.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Peer through the device’s viewfinder while scanning the room with its infrared light.
    — Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 10 Oct. 2024
  • During the night, the researchers filmed the arachnids with an infrared camera.
    — Carolyn Wilke, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
  • One used infrared light with a narrow bandwidth, and a second one with 70mm film.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The nebula is imaged here in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2024
  • As the leak wore on, video captured by an infrared camera showed clouds of oily gas blanketing the area.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The system uses infrared cameras to make sure the driver is awake.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Tucked into a quiet corner, there’s a cold plunge tub and an infrared sauna for at-home spa days.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 July 2024
  • In the dark, its crew spots targets by way of an infrared spotlight that betrays the tank’s position.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • An infrared depth sensor, like the one that enables Apple's Face ID feature, sits on the front.
    — PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Mike hopes the patio will be a hangout spot year-round with the addition of ceiling fans and infrared heaters.
    — Megha McSwain, Chron, 21 June 2022
  • In addition to the sauna, there's an infrared cabin and indoor pool.
    — Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Take pulse oximeters, which use red and infrared light to measure blood oxygen.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, Jimin pours champagne into a shower of glass and takes shots in a mess of bodies and infrared heat.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2023
  • To confirm the chill, researchers used an infrared camera to track skin cooling over the brown fat area and heat loss in the animals’ tail.
    — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 5 June 2023
  • So, a galaxy that looked bright blue billions of years ago may appear bright in infrared light to our cameras.
    — Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Ahead, a breakdown of the best infrared sauna blankets on the market—plus more on why these hot devices are picking up steam.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2023
  • And the range is wide: igloo, electric, raft, infrared, wood-burning, and traditional smoke saunas, to name a few.
    — Lisa Lucas, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The X-ray data from Chandra reveal the young stars within the cluster in red, while the infrared data from Webb show clouds of dust in orange, yellow, green, and blue.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The bottom edge has a slightly wider gray bezel bearing the Fire TV logo in the center with a flat, blocky extension holding an infrared sensor, far-field microphones, and a mic mute switch below it.
    — PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024

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