IR

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ir"

Translingual

Symbol

IR

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Iran.

   Synonym: IRN (alpha-3)

English

Noun

IR (countable and uncountable, plural IRs)

1. (aviation) Initialism of inertial reference.

   The pilot checked the IR system before takeoff.

2. (business) Initialism of industrial relations.

   She is studying IR as part of her business degree.

3. (business) Initialism of investor relations.

   The company’s IR team held a quarterly earnings call.

4. (computer science) Initialism of information retrieval.

   Search engines rely on advanced IR techniques.

5. (software compilation) Initialism of intermediate representation.

   The compiler translated the code into LLVM IR.

6. (law enforcement) Initialism of incident report.

   The officer filed an IR after the accident.

7. (pharmacology) Initialism of immediate release.

   Antonym: XR

   The doctor prescribed an IR tablet for quick pain relief.

8. (physics) Abbreviation of infrared.

   The camera detects IR light beyond the visible spectrum.

9. (physics) Initialism of infrared radiation.

   Scientists measured levels of IR radiation.

   IR communication

   IR blaster

10. (politics) Initialism of international relations.

    She is majoring in IR at university.

11. (sports) Initialism of Injured reserve list.

    The player was placed on IR for the remainder of the season.

12. (disability sport) Initialism of indoor rowing.

    He competes in IR events at the Paralympics.

13. (Ohio, rare) Initialism of interstate route.

    We drove on an IR through rural Ohio.

Related terms

infrared

• FIR
• FLIR
• LWIR
• MIR
• MWIR
• NIR
• NIRS
• SWIR
• VLWIR
• VSWIR

Adjective

IR (not comparable)

1. (pornography) Initialism of interracial.

   The site featured an IR category for interracial content.

Anagrams

• R.I., RI, Ri, ri

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠i a̠ːɾɯ̟]

Noun

IR(アイアール) • (ai āru) 

1. short for 統合型リゾート (tōgōgata rizōto, “integrated resort”)

Latin

Proper noun

IR

1. (Christianity) initialism of Iesus Rex (“Jesus, the king”) short for INRI

Related terms

• INRI