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infrared radiation

electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light
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Summary

infrared radiation is a scientific theory[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of scientific theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,271 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: William Herschel[3]
  • Follows: visible spectrum[4]
  • Followed by: radio wave[5]
  • Subclass of: electromagnetic radiation[6], radiation[7]
  • Part of: electromagnetic spectrum[8]
  • Commons category: Infrared[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Infrared[10]
  • Facet of: electromagnetic radiation[11]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/infrared-radiation[13], https://electronics.stackexchange.com/tags/infrared[14]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_21001214[15], https://w3id.org/sstim/exposure#mediumInfraredRadiation[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[17], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
  • Does not have characteristic: visibility[19]

Body

Influence

Things named for infrared radiation include infrared sauna[20] and GNSS-IR Analysis Software[21], a software[22].

Why It Matters

infrared radiation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for it include infrared sauna[20] and GNSS-IR Analysis Software[21], a software[22].

Related Entities

GNSS-IR Analysis Software William Herschel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Rfabbri · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_21001214, https://w3id.org/sstim/exposure#mediumInfraredRadiation
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Exact match: https://w3id.org/sstim/exposure#mediumInfraredRadiation, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788732538716"
  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → yfqom
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0317912-infracervene-zareni
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0317912-infracervene-zareni, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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