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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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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.
A sensor film made of a novel semiconducting organic polymer undergoes a lasing process when exposed to ultraviolet light.
They can't see red, but are attracted to some red flowers, such as bee balm, that reflect ultraviolet light.
However, the longer wavelength rays of ultraviolet light can also cause problems.
Irradiating such quantum dots with ultraviolet light creates excited electrons and the positive holes they leave behind.
The electric field set up inside the tube excites atoms of mercury gas, making them emit ultraviolet light.

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