ultraviolet
[uhl-truh-vahy-uh-lit]
- beyond the violet in the spectrum, corresponding to light having wavelengths shorter than 4000 angstrom units.
- pertaining to, producing, or utilizing light having such wavelengths: an ultraviolet lamp.
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- ultraviolet radiation.
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Compare infrared.
Origin of ultraviolet
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Contemporary Examples
This ultraviolet camera shows people what the sun is really doing to their skin.
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August 17, 2014
All of these instruments orbit Earth, beyond the atmosphere that blocks X-rays and most ultraviolet light.
PhoneSoap disinfects your cell phone for $50 bucks with ultraviolet light in less than four minutes.
We are Living in the Golden Age of the Most Narcissistic and Voyeuristic Tech ImaginableCharles C. Johnson
January 18, 2014
UltraViolet is working to persuade Reebok to cut ties with Ross.
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April 5, 2013
The rally was arranged by UltraViolet, an activist group against sexism.
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April 5, 2013
Historical Examples
As they sat down, he aimed his ultraviolet light-pencil at a serving robot.
Space VikingHenry Beam Piper
The right pan camera filters are mainly longer wavelength in the ultraviolet range.
Color Images from Mars RoversBob Webster
Wounds are treated effectively and water is sterilized by the ultraviolet radiant energy in modern artificial illuminants.
Artificial LightM. Luckiesh
The ultraviolet rays falling upon this screen were transformed into visible rays by the phenomenon of fluorescence.
Artificial LightM. Luckiesh
In most of the vats vegetation grew in various stages, greening under the ultraviolet rays that radiated from the low roof.
Rebels of the Red PlanetCharles Louis Fontenay
ultraviolet
- the part of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; in the range 0.4 × 10 –6 and 1 × 10 –8 metres
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- of, relating to, or consisting of radiation lying in the ultravioletultraviolet radiation Abbreviation: UV
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Word Origin and History for ultraviolet
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ultraviolet
(ŭl′trə-vī′ə-lĭt)- Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.
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- Ultraviolet light or the ultraviolet part of the spectrum.
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ultraviolet
[ŭl′trə-vī′ə-lĭt]
- Relating to electromagnetic radiation having frequencies higher than those of visible light but lower than those of x-rays, approximately 1015-1016 hertz. Some animals, such as bees, are capable of seeing ultraviolet radiation invisible to the human eye. See more at electromagnetic spectrum.
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- Ultraviolet light or the ultraviolet part of the spectrum. See Note at infrared.
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