ultraviolet
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
Types & categories
- actinic radiation hypernym
- sun-ray hyponym
Related & opposite
- ultraviolet derivation
Sense 2 adjective
having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end
ultraviolet radiation
Related & opposite
- ultraviolet derivation
- invisible similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ultraviolet |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | actinic radiation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sun-ray |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ultraviolet |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | invisible |