ultraviolet radiation
Radiation in the part of the electromagnetic spectrum where wavelengths are just shorter than those of ordinary, visible violet light but longer than those of x-rays.
notes for ultraviolet radiation
Like
infrared radiation, ultraviolet radiation can be detected with special instruments or films. Sunburn is caused by ultraviolet radiation. The
ozone layer of the
atmosphere of the
Earth blocks most of the potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation.
Words nearby ultraviolet radiation
ultraviolet astronomy,
ultraviolet filter,
ultraviolet keratoconjunctivitis,
ultraviolet lamp,
ultraviolet microscope,
ultraviolet radiation,
ultravirus,
ultrawideband,
ulu,
ululant,
ululate