thermal camera

English

Noun

thermal camera (plural thermal cameras)

  1. A camera that is sensitive to infrared radiation (heat) instead of visible light as ordinary camera.
    • 2022 September 21, Brendan Rice, “Ready for inspection”, in RAIL, number 966, page 59, photo caption:
      A close-up of the thermal camera (top), with a conventional forward-facing camera beneath it. The thermal cameras are sensitive enough to identify any points of the rail that have temperatures significantly higher than adjacent areas.

Synonyms

  • infrared camera
  • thermographic camera
  • thermal imaging camera

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