black light
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of black light
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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When they shine a black light on the coral, organic compounds in the coral cause it to fluoresce.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
The camera lingers on their enraptured visages, allowing their furtive looks to bloom under the neon glow of a clubbing black light or the soft touch of the sun as they lounge in a park.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
One gallery in the Haring exhibition will be entirely bathed in black light, mimicking a show Haring held in the basement of New York’s Tony Shafrazi Gallery in 1982.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
The term “uranium glass” generally describes glass with uranium oxide, which glows under a black light.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2022
She told her godmother what happened in her channellors class with Dr. Bearden, describing the black light and its violet and white core.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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