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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

ultravioleta

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ul.tɾa.βi.oˈle.ta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ultraviolet/ˌʌl.trəˈvaɪə.lət/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Es importante usar protector solar contra los rayos ultravioleta."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a wavelength shorter than that of the violet end of the visible spectrum but longer than that of X-rays.

    "Ultraviolet radiation from the sun can cause skin damage if proper sunscreen is not applied."
As noun
  1. 1

    Ultraviolet radiation or light.

    "The forensic investigator used ultraviolet to reveal hidden traces of fluid at the crime scene."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'ultra' meaning beyond plus English 'violet', referring to the color of higher frequency than violet light at the spectral limit. Coined in the early 19th century following the scientific discovery of invisible rays beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum.

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