infravisible
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infravisible (not comparable)
- Partially or nearly visible.
- 1935, American Journal of Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Venereal Diseases:
- The infravisible stage is succeeded by other transition forms before the typical spirochetes develop.
- 1936, Venereal disease information, page 215:
- These changes with the new formation of □vessels that accompany them seem to favor the development of the infravisible virus into the form of spirochetes.
- 2013, Rudolphe Durand, The Pirate Organization: Lessons from the Fringes of Capitalism:
- the opening up of new spaces is only possible in infravisible limbo or outer space: biopiracy, nanopiracy, and space piracy are arising or will arise.
- At the infrared end of the spectrum, lower in frequency than light visible to humans.
- Antonym: ultravisible
- (fantasy) Visible by means of infravision.