infrared therapy
noun
Simple meaning
The use of infrared radiation to relieve pain and increase circulation to a particular area of the body.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪnfɹɚˈɛdθɛɹəpi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
The use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and increase circulation to a particular area of the body
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and increase circulation to a particular area of the body
Used this way, infrared therapy is a reasonably familiar word with a faintly unfavourable edge. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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