[usuallybeforenoun] (physics) of or using ELECTROMAGNETIC waves that are just shorter than those of VIOLET light in the SPECTRUM and that cannot be seen:
ultraviolet rays (= that cause the skin to go darker) * an ultraviolet lamp
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