English > UV: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon| 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 |
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| Narrower | sunray, sun-ray | A ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp |
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| Broader | actinic radiation, actinic ray | electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions |
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| Spanish | iluminación ultravioleta, luz ultravioleta, radiación ultravioleta, rayos ultravioleta, ultravioleta |
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| Catalan | raigs ultraviolats, ultraviolat |
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