near infrared

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near infrared

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  1. in compounds, often, uncountable Infrared light closest in wavelength to visible light, from .7–1.4 µm. Because the near infrared is not as well suited to qualitative determinations as is the mid infrared, most modern NIRA instruments have centered on quantitative applications.

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noun infrared light near visible light

Españolinfrarrojo cercano
日本語近赤外線 kinsekigaisen
DeutschNahinfrarot

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@misc{near_infrared_2026,
  title = {near infrared},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/near%20infrared},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}