Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays.

synonyms: ultraviolet illumination, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation, UV.

Dutch: UV-licht, ultraviolet licht, ultraviolette straling
Polish: ultrafiolet, nadfiolet, promieniowanie nadfioletowe, promieniowanie ultrafioletowe

Having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end.

Roget 437: purple, violet, ultraviolet; plum-colored, lavender, lilac, puce, mauve; livid.   

Polish: nadfioletowy, ultrafioletowy