infrayellow
English
Etymology
From infra- + yellow, based on infrared.
Noun
infrayellow (uncountable)
- (rare) Electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than yellow, including orange and red.
- 2004 December 9, Kevin J. Maroney, “Re: My head just exploded”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom, Usenet, message-ID <pi6ir0lblboagfhft66fbcci7oat2a101t@4ax.com>:
- >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 to understand every color including infrayellow and bleen.
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