Adjective: ultraviolet ,úl-tru'vI-u-lut
- 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"
- Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
"ultraviolet light is used to sterilize medical equipment"; "Ultraviolet radiation can damage unprotected skin";
- ultraviolet radiation, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet illumination, UV
Derived forms: ultraviolets
See also: invisible, unseeable
Type of: actinic radiation, actinic ray
Encyclopedia: Ultraviolet