Meaning Of The Word Ultraviolet

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ultraviolet
Ultraviolet light or radiation is what causes your skin to become darker in colour after you have been in sunlight. In large amounts ultraviolet light is harmful.

ultraviolet in American English
pertaining to a band of electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths (from c. 5 to c. 400 nanometers) that are shorter than violet light
adjective: beyond the violet in the spectrum, corresponding to light having wavelengths shorter than 4000 angstrom units
noun: ultraviolet radiation

ultraviolet in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or consisting of radiation lying in the ultraviolet
noun: 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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