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Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet Meaning & Definition
Ultraviolet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ultraviolet?

[n] radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ultraviolet: invisible | ultraviolet illumination | ultraviolet light | ultraviolet radiation | unseeable | UV

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See Also | actinic radiation | actinic ray

Ultraviolet In Webster's Dictionary

\Ul`tra*vi"o*let\, a. [Pref. ultra- + violet.] (Physics) 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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