Definitions for ultravioletˌʌl trəˈvaɪ ə lɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ul•tra•vi•o•letˌʌl trəˈvaɪ ə lɪt(adj.)
pertaining to electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths in the range of approximately 5–400 nm, shorter than visible light but longer than x-rays.
Category: Physics
pertaining to, producing, or using light having such wavelengths: an ultraviolet lamp.
Category: Physics
Ref: Compare infrared. 2
(n.)ultraviolet radiation.
Category: Physics
Origin of ultraviolet:
1870–75
Princeton's WordNet
ultraviolet, ultraviolet radiation, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet illumination, UV(adj)
radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
ultraviolet(adj)
having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end
"ultraviolet radiation"; "an ultraviolet lamp"
Wiktionary
ultraviolet(Noun)
Ultraviolet colour.
ultraviolet(Adjective)
of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre
Webster Dictionary
Ultraviolet(adj)
lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end; -- said of rays more refrangible than the extreme violet rays of the spectrum
Translations for ultraviolet
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ultraviolet(adjective)
(of light) consisting of rays from the invisible part of the spectrum beyond the purple, that have an effect on the skin, eg causing suntan.
- ultravioletAfrikaans
- فَوْق البَنَفْسَجيArabic
- ултравиолетовBulgarian
- ultravioletaPortuguese (BR)
- ultrafialovýCzech
- das UltraviolettGerman
- ultravioletDanish
- υπεριώδηςGreek
- ultravioletaSpanish
- ultraviolett-Estonian
- فرابنفشFarsi
- ultraviolettiFinnish
- ultravioletFrench
- אוּלטָרה-סָגוֹלHebrew
- पराबैगनीHindi
- ultraljubičastCroatian
- ibolyántúliHungarian
- ultravioletIndonesian
- útfjólublárIcelandic
- ultraviolettoItalian
- 紫外線のJapanese
- 자외(선)의Korean
- ultravioletinisLithuanian
- ultravioletsLatvian
- ultralembayungMalay
- ultravioletDutch
- ultrafiolettNorwegian
- ultrafioletowy, nadfioletowyPolish
- فرابنفشPersian
- دبنفش نه اخوا (ماورابنفشPashto
- ultravioletaPortuguese
- ultravioletRomanian
- ультрафиолетовыйRussian
- ultrafialovýSlovak
- ultravioletenSlovenian
- ultraljubičastSerbian
- ultraviolettSwedish
- เกี่ยวกับรังสีอัลตราไวโอเลตThai
- morötesiTurkish
- 紫外線的Chinese (Trad.)
- ультрафіолетовийUkrainian
- بالائے بنفشي، روشنيUrdu
- thuộc tia tử ngoạiVietnamese
- 紫外线的Chinese (Simp.)
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