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- noun a
superhuman ability tosee in thedark
Etymologies
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Because infrared is actively emitted and not just reflected, and isn't blocked as easily as visible light, this form of "infravision" works in no-light conditions that may prevail underground and inside dark buildings, or in conditions like dust storms, fog, etc.
Defense Industry Daily Fred Donovan 2010
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Because infrared is actively emitted and not just reflected, and isn't blocked as easily as visible light, this form of "infravision" works in no-light conditions that may prevail underground and inside dark buildings, or in conditions like dust storms, fog, etc.
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Because infrared is actively emitted and not just reflected, and isn't blocked as easily as visible light, this form of "infravision" works in no-light conditions that may prevail underground and inside dark buildings, or in conditions like dust storms, fog, etc.
Defense Industry Daily Fred Donovan 2010
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Flint turned from the low fire to the pass, and his infravision - the natural, temperature-sensing ability of dwarves that al - lowed them to see objects in the dark by the heat they radiate - quickly adjusted.
Flint, the King Kirchoff, Mary 2003
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His heat-sensing infravision responded only dimly in the cold tunnel, outlining the walls in faint red.
Flint, the King Kirchoff, Mary 2003
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The Iron Dragon blazed in his infravision like the sun.
The Dragons of Krynn Weis, Margaret 1994
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His heat-sensing infravision responded only dimly in the cold tunnel, outlining the walls in faint red.
Flint the King Kirchoff, Mary 1990
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Flint turned from the low fire to the pass, and his infravision - the natural, temperature-sensing ability of dwarves that al - lowed them to see objects in the dark by the heat they radiate - quickly adjusted.
Flint the King Kirchoff, Mary 1990
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That's right, instead of jokes about perception rolls and infravision, our imaginary comic is presenting equally clever jokes about the poor quality of Soviet field artillery pieces and the long dead stars of the Bolshoi Ballet.
COMIXTALK 2009
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They’re things that you might not notice if you weren’t already sensitive to them from years playing with an eye to making the world make as much internal sense as possible. 1e and 2e weren’t perfect for that — infravision, armour class, and why certain classes couldn’t do certain things were glaring inconsistencies — but AD&D put trying for internal logic ahead of most everything else, including balance.
Why Complain About 4e? Stop the Edition Wars! « Geek Related 2009
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