ultraviolet
/ˌʌl·trəˈvɑɪ·ə·lɪt/ adj [not gradable]Definition
› physics describes light at the purple end of the spectrum (= set of colors into which light is separated), which cannot be seen by human beings
(Definition of ultraviolet adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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