ultraviolet

adjective
/ˌʌltɹəˈvaɪələt/

Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.

Other meanings

Relating to very high energies or very small distances or time spans.

Related words

antiultraviolet
nonultraviolet
extreme ultraviolet
ultraviolet A
ultraviolet astronomy
ultraviolet B
ultraviolet C
ultraviolet catastrophe
ultraviolet light

Example sentences

“Certain wavelengths, like ultraviolet light, just don't make it through the atmosphere.”
Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “ultraviolet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.