Definition of ultraviolet

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • ultraviolet is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • ultraviolet is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • ultraviolet is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of ultraviolet


  • radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ultraviolet illumination
    2. ultraviolet light
    3. ultraviolet radiation
    4. uv
  • having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end (adjective)

    Examples

    1. ultraviolet radiation
    2. an ultraviolet lamp

See definition of ultraviolet in Merriam Webster