Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultraviolet light

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-vi-o-let -light
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Light in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum.

Uncountable

noun

A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light; a black light.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

ultraviolet lights (plural)

Synonyms

black light blacklight ultraviolet ultraviolet radiation ultraviolet illumination uv

Questions

What does ultraviolet light mean?: Light in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum.

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