ultraviolet radiation

ultraviolet radiation

Electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength between that of visible light and that of X-rays.
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Noun1.ultraviolet radiation - radiation lying in the ultraviolet rangeultraviolet radiation - radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
ultraviolet, ultraviolet illumination, ultraviolet light, UV
actinic radiation, actinic ray - electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions
sun-ray, sunray - a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp
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