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infrayellow

infrayellow noun: electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than yellow, including orange and red. Used by colorblind people, who can't see orange and red.

Noun

infrayellow (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than yellow, including orange and red. Used by colorblind people, who can't see orange and red.
    • >Assume for the moment that you are trying to explain "red" to someone who has
      >been blind from birth. You want to convey the idea as clearly as possible.
      >Would you use metaphor, or just tell them the wavelength?
      I would use my omnipotence to make them no longer blind, and then I would will them...2004 December 9, Kevin J. Maroney, “Re: My head just exploded”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <pi6ir0lblboagfhft66fbcci7oat2a101t@4ax.com>

Origin of infrayellow

From infra- + yellow, based on infrared.

Questions about infrayellow

What does infrayellow mean?
Infrayellow means electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than yellow, including orange and red. Used by colorblind people, who can't see orange and red.
What part of speech is infrayellow?
Infrayellow is a noun.

Words near infrayellow in the dictionary

  1. infraventricular
  2. infraversion
  3. infravesical
  4. infravisible
  5. infravision
  6. infrayellow
  7. infrazygapophyseal
  8. infrazygomatic
  9. infrequence
  10. infrequences
  11. infrequencies

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