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IRAS

British  

abbreviation

  1. Infrared Astronomical Satellite, a pioneering international earth-orbiting satellite that during 1983 made an all-sky survey at infrared wavelengths

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 1983 the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, or IRAS, was launched.

From Scientific American Nov. 16, 2021

Before IRAS, telescopes placed aboard spacecraft gathered either conventional "visible" light, in the range of the human eye, or higher-frequency ultraviolet radiation, X rays and gamma rays.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before Jan. 1, only people not covered by company pension plans were eligible, but now virtually all workers can open IRAS.

From Time Magazine Archive

Individual Retirement Accounts, or IRAS, offer a more modest $1,500 yearly in tax-deferred savings for workers employed by firms that do not have their own pension programs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Enter CLEOPATRA, CHARMION, IRAS, and Train   O madam, I have seen what blasts my eyes!

From All for Love Or, the World Well Lost A Tragedy by John Dryden

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