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What does ultraviolet light mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) Light in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum.
  2. (countable) A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light; a black light.
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Most tinted and mirrored films include a coating to block the transmission of ultraviolet light.
All the light that we see is made from electromagnetic waves, and so are infra-red and ultraviolet light, microwaves, radio waves and X-rays.
However, the longer wavelength rays of ultraviolet light can also cause problems.
It glows under ultraviolet light and can be broken down so that a millimetre of hair would be enough to give an analysis.
Although new stars primarily radiate ultraviolet light, the dust they generate absorbs that light and re-emits it in the near-infrared.
The electric field set up inside the tube excites atoms of mercury gas, making them emit ultraviolet light.

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