IR
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ir"
Translingual
Symbol
IR
English
Noun
IR (countable and uncountable, plural IRs)
- (aviation) Initialism of inertial reference.
- The pilot checked the IR system before takeoff.
- (business) Initialism of industrial relations.
- She is studying IR as part of her business degree.
- (business) Initialism of investor relations.
- The company’s IR team held a quarterly earnings call.
- (computer science) Initialism of information retrieval.
- Search engines rely on advanced IR techniques.
- (software compilation) Initialism of intermediate representation.
- The compiler translated the code into LLVM IR.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of incident report.
- The officer filed an IR after the accident.
- (pharmacology) Initialism of immediate release.
- The doctor prescribed an IR tablet for quick pain relief.
- Antonym: XR
- (physics) Abbreviation of infrared.
- The camera detects IR light beyond the visible spectrum.
- (physics) Initialism of infrared radiation.
- Scientists measured levels of IR radiation.
- IR communication
- IR blaster
- (politics) Initialism of international relations.
- She is majoring in IR at university.
- (sports) Initialism of injured reserve.
- The player was placed on IR for the remainder of the season.
- (disability sport) Initialism of indoor rowing.
- He competes in IR events at the Paralympics.
- (Ohio, rare) Initialism of interstate route.
- We drove on an IR through rural Ohio.
Related terms
Adjective
IR (not comparable)
- (pornography) Initialism of interracial.
- The site featured an IR category for interracial content.
Anagrams
Japanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a̠i a̠ːɾɯ̟]
Noun
IR • (ai āru)
- short for 統合型リゾート (tōgōgata rizōto, “integrated resort”)
Latin
Proper noun
IR
- (Christianity) initialism of Iesus Rex (“Jesus, the king”) short for INRI