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Meaning of 'ultraviolet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ultraviolet [ a.]
- Lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end; -- said of rays more refrangible than the extreme violet rays of the spectrum.

Meaning of 'ultraviolet' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ultraviolet [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end
Example in sentence:
  • an ultraviolet lamp;
  • ultraviolet radiation

Nearby Words:

ulterior ulteriorly ultima ultimata ultimate ultimated ultimately ultimating ultimation ultimatum

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