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infrared thermography — noun The estimation of surface temperatures by analysing the emitted infrared radiation … Wiktionary
Thermography — Infrared Thermography, thermal imaging, or thermal video, is a type of infrared imaging science. Thermographic cameras detect radiation in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum (roughly 900 ndash;14,000 nanometers or 0.9 ndash;14 µm) … Wikipedia
Infrared vision — can be defined as the capability of biological or artificial systems to detect infrared radiation. The terms thermal vision and thermal imaging [ thermal imaging Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © (P)2007 Microsoft… … Wikipedia
Infrared thermometer — Infrared thermometers infer temperature using a portion of the thermal radiation sometimes called blackbody radiation emitted by the object of measurement. They are sometimes called laser thermometers if a laser is used to help aim the… … Wikipedia
Infrared and thermal testing — is one of many Nondestructive testing techniques designated by the American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) [Jackson, C.N. and C.N. Sherlock, 1998, Nondestructive Testing Handbook: Leak Testing, page 519, Library of Congress Cataloging… … Wikipedia
Infrared — For other uses, see Infrared (disambiguation). An image of two people in mid infrared ( thermal ) light (false color) … Wikipedia
Infrared photography — Top: tree photographed in the near infrared range. Bottom: same tree in the visible part of the spectrum … Wikipedia
infrared — That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths between 730 and 1000 nm. * * * in·fra·red .in frə red adj 1) lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end used of radiation having a wavelength between about 700 nanometers and 1… … Medical dictionary
thermography — The technique for making a thermogram. infrared t. measurement of the regional skin temperature with an infrared sensing device. liquid crystal … Medical dictionary
infrared radiation — the band of electromagnetic radiation that is longer in wavelength than the red of the visible spectrum. Infrared radiation is responsible for the transmission of radiant heat. It may be used in physiotherapy to warm tissues, reduce pain, and… … Medical dictionary
