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IRE units

IRE units is the plural of IRE unit.

Meaning of IRE unit

Noun

IRE unit (plural IRE units)

  1. A unit used in the measurement of composite video signals. A value of 100 IRE is defined to be +714 mV in an analog NTSC video signal.
    • At the same time the picture blacks may be reproduced at levels as high as 20 or 30 IRE units.1966, Rodger J. Ross, Television Film Engineering, page 331

Questions about IRE units

What is IRE units the plural of?
IRE units is the plural of IRE unit.

Words near IRE units in the dictionary

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  3. Irdinmanhan
  4. ire
  5. IRE unit
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  8. ired
  9. Iredell
  10. Iredell County
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