IRAS
Britishabbreviation
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In 1983 the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, or IRAS, was launched.
From Scientific American • Nov. 16, 2021
Says James Dockerty, who manages pension benefits for 35,000 Shell Oil employees: "IRAS will become very popular."
From Time Magazine Archive
IRAS, by contrast, operates at the other end of the electromagnetic spectrum: it "sees" in the dark by detecting the long waves of infrared radiation, or heat.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cause of the jubilation is a one-ton cylindrical-shaped object called the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, or IRAS.
From Time Magazine Archive
She faints on the body of Antony, and is recalled to life by the cries of her women:— IRAS.
From Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
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