| NOUN | phenomenon | UV, ultraviolet, ultraviolet radiation, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet illumination | radiation lying in the ultraviolet range |
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| Meaning | Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays. | |
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| Synonyms | ultraviolet, ultraviolet radiation, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet illumination | |
| Narrower | sunray, sun-ray | A ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp |
| Broader | actinic radiation, actinic ray | electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions |
| Spanish | iluminación ultravioleta, luz ultravioleta, radiación ultravioleta, rayos ultravioleta, ultravioleta | |
| Catalan | raigs ultraviolats, ultraviolat | |
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