infrared homing

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infrared homing

[¦in·frə¦red ′hōm·iŋ]

(engineering)

Homing in which the target is tracked by means of its emitted infrared radiation.

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tubing with spray nozzles every couple of feet, the system was able to envelop the tank in a cloud of water vapor and droplets, thereby shielding it from enemy view -- whether the viewer was an optical sight, a laser illuminator or rangefinder, a thermal seeker or a MMW-radar-guidance system.

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