ultraviolet
Meanings
Plural: ultraviolets
Noun
- radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
- Ultraviolet colour.
Adjective Satellite
- having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end
- "ultraviolet radiation"
- "an ultraviolet lamp"
Adj
- Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.
- Relating to very high energies or very small distances or time spans.
Origin / Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Latin ūls
Proto-Indo-European *-teros?
Latin -ter
Latin -ā
Latin ultrālbor.
English ultra-
Latin viola
Old French -ette
Old French violettebor.
Middle English violet
English violet
English ultraviolet
From ultra- (“beyond”) + violet (“violet”).
Synonyms
ultraviolet illumination, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation, UV
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
ultraviolet is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordultraviolet is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ultraviolet is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
ultraviolet is a valid Words With Friends word