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ultraviolet
- /ˌʌltɹəˈvaɪələt/ US, UK
- /ˌʌltɹəˈvaɪlət/ US, UK
adjective more ultraviolet · most ultraviolet
- Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres. Micron said in a statement that it would bring extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology to Japan, becoming the first semiconductor company to do so, and expected to invest up to 500 billion yen ($3.6 billion) with support from the Japanese government.
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Relating to very high energies or very small distances or time spans.
A one-loop Feynman graph that represents a virtual process. In the limit in which the virtual process involves short distances or high momenta, one may find an ultraviolet divergence in the corresponding amplitude.
Opposite: infrared
noun ultraviolets
- Ultraviolet colour.
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Closest in meaning: ultraviolet radiation, ultraviolet light, uv, invisible, unseeable, ultraviolet illumination, radiation, fingerprint, uv-b, footprint, far-ultraviolet, uvc, uvb, uva, blacklight, near-ultraviolet
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adj radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres
| Español | ultravioleta |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 紫外線の shigaisen no |
| 中文 | 紫外 zǐwài |
| हिन्दी | पराबैंगनी parābaiṅgnī, अतिनील atinīl |
| Português | ultravioleta |
| Français | ultraviolet |
| Deutsch | ultraviolett |
| Italiano | ultravioletto |
| Русский | ультрафиоле́товый ulʹtrafiolétovyj |
| Tiếng Việt | cực tím, tử ngoại |
noun colour
| 日本語 | 紫外 shigai |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पराबैंगनी parābaiṅgnī |
| Kiswahili | urujuanimno |
| Português | ultravioleta |
| Deutsch | Ultraviolett |
| Русский | ультрафиоле́т ulʹtrafiolét |
Talk about this word "ultraviolet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ultraviolet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ultraviolet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ultraviolet "ultraviolet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ultraviolet.Cite this
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title = {ultraviolet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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