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1. (adj.) ultraviolet
pertaining to electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths in the range of approximately 5–400 nm, shorter than visible light but longer than x-rays.
2. ultraviolet
pertaining to, producing, or using light having such wavelengths: an ultraviolet lamp.
3. (n.) ultraviolet
ultraviolet radiation.
Etymology: (1870–75)
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| Definition of 'ultraviolet' |
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1. (adj) ultraviolet, ultraviolet radiation, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet illumination, UV
radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
2. (adj) ultraviolet
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"
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| Definition of 'ultraviolet' |
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1. (adj) ultraviolet
lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end; -- said of rays more refrangible than the extreme violet rays of the spectrum
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Sense: (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.
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 Afrikaans: ultraviolet |
 Arabic: فَوْق البَنَفْسَجي |
 Bulgarian: ултравиолетов |
 Brazilian: ultravioleta |
 Czech: ultrafialový |
 German: das Ultraviolett |
 Danish: ultraviolet |
 Greek: υπεριώδης |
 Spanish: ultravioleta |
 Estonian: ultraviolett- |
 Farsi: فرابنفش |
 Finnish: ultravioletti |
 French: ultraviolet |
 Hebrew: אוּלטָרה-סָגוֹל |
 Hindi: पराबैगनी |
 Croatian: ultraljubičast |
 Hungarian: ibolyántúli |
 Indonesian: ultraviolet |
 Icelandic: útfjólublár |
 Italian: ultravioletto |
 Japanese: 紫外線の |
 Korean: 자외(선)의 |
 Lithuanian: ultravioletinis |
 Latvian: ultraviolets |
 Malay: ultralembayung |
 Dutch: ultraviolet |
 Norwegian: ultrafiolett |
 Polish: ultrafioletowy, nadfiolet |
 Persian: فرابنفش |
 Pashto: دبنفش نه اخوا (ماورابنفش |
 Portuguese: ultravioleta |
 Romanian: ultraviolet |
 Russian: ультрафиолетовый |
 Slovak: ultrafialový |
 Slovenian: ultravioleten |
 Serbian: ultraljubičast |
 Swedish: ultraviolett |
 Thai: เกี่ยวกับรังสีอัลตราไวโอเ |
 Turkish: morötesi |
 Taiwanese: 紫外線的 |
 Ukrainian: ультрафіолетовий |
 Urdu: بالائے بنفشي، روشني |
 Vietnamese: thuộc tia tử ngoại |
 Chinese: 紫外线的 |
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