Definitions for ultraviolet

ultraviolet ul·tra·vi·o·let

Spelling: [uhl-truh-vahy-uh-lit]
IPA: /ˌʌl trəˈvaɪ ə lɪt/

Ultraviolet is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 670 anagrams from letters in ultraviolet (aeillorttuv).

Definitions for ultraviolet

noun

  1. ultraviolet radiation.

adjective

  1. beyond the violet in the spectrum, corresponding to light having wavelengths shorter than 4000 angstrom units.
  2. pertaining to, producing, or utilizing light having such wavelengths:

Origin of ultraviolet

First recorded in 1870-75; ultra- + violet

Examples for ultraviolet

All of these instruments orbit Earth, beyond the atmosphere that blocks X-rays and most ultraviolet light.

This ultraviolet camera shows people what the sun is really doing to their skin.

PhoneSoap disinfects your cell phone for $50 bucks with ultraviolet light in less than four minutes.

ultraviolet is working to persuade Reebok to cut ties with Ross.

The rally was arranged by ultraviolet, an activist group against sexism.

As they sat down, he aimed his ultraviolet light-pencil at a serving robot.

In most of the vats vegetation grew in various stages, greening under the ultraviolet rays that radiated from the low roof.

Wounds are treated effectively and water is sterilized by the ultraviolet radiant energy in modern artificial illuminants.

The right pan camera filters are mainly longer wavelength in the ultraviolet range.

The ultraviolet rays falling upon this screen were transformed into visible rays by the phenomenon of fluorescence.

Word Value for ultraviolet
Scrable

14

Words with friends

18

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