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Definition of: ultraviolet
(ul′trə·vī′ə·lit) adjective Physics
Lying beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum: said of high-frequency light waves more refrangible than the violet and having wavelengths ranging from about 3,900 angstroms to the upper limits of X-rays. Compare INFRARED.
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