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ultraviolet

ultraviolet

English

Adjective

ultraviolet (comparative more ultraviolet, superlative most ultraviolet)

  1. of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre

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See also

  • ultraviolet radiation

Noun

ultraviolet (countable and uncountable, plural ultraviolets)

  1. Ultraviolet colour.

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French

Etymology

From ultra- + violet

Adjective

ultraviolet m (feminine singular ultraviolette, masculine plural ultraviolets, feminine plural ultraviolettes)

  1. ultraviolet

Noun

ultraviolet m (plural ultraviolets)

  1. ultraviolet (light)