Definitions for: 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"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: invisible, ultraviolet illumination, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation, unseeable, UV

See Also: actinic radiation, actinic ray

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