nnoun.phenomenonradiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X raysSynset:UV ultraviolet illumination ultraviolet light ultraviolet radiation
Derivationally Related Form:ultraviolet
Hypernyms:actinic radiation actinic ray
Inherited Hypernyms:ultravioletactinic radiationelectromagnetic radiationradiationenergyphysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:sun-raysunray
adj satadj.allhaving or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet endExamples:- ultraviolet radiation
- an ultraviolet lamp
Antonyms:visible
Derivationally Related Form:ultraviolet
Inherited Hypernyms:ultraviolet
Similar to:invisible unseeable