Synonyms for ultraviolet
ˌʌl trəˈvaɪ ə lɪtul·tra·vi·o·let

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1. ultraviolet, ultraviolet radiation, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet illumination, UVadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   ultraviolet illumination, ultraviolet radiation, ultraviolet light

   Antonyms:
   seeable, visible

2. ultravioletadjective

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

   "ultraviolet radiation"; "an ultraviolet lamp"

   Antonyms:
   visible, seeable

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1. List of paraphrases for "ultraviolet":

   uv, ultra-violet, uv-radiation, u.v.

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1. Meredith MacGregor:

   Proxima Centauri b went from normal to 14,000 times brighter when seen in ultraviolet wavelengths over the span of a few seconds.

2. John Overstreet:

   There is no science that supports moderate exposure to ultraviolet light, inside or outside, as a dangerous risk.

3. Adam Friedman:

   Since UV [ ultraviolet ] light is a carcinogen, now there's no reason to put one at risk for skin cancer, skin aging and even immune suppression.

4. Caroline Kurtz:

   JTACs — they’re only going to use it for writing, so red lights are going to be best for them because they don’t want it to interfere with their night vision, but let’ssay the PJs,on the other hand — maybe they want one that has ultraviolet light so that blood is now visible, or maybe they want one with infrared so that they could signal to each other. So there are all these different options on the light spectrum that we can play on depending on the mission.

5. Martin Weinstock:

   It’s not the burn itself that affects the skin cancer risk, it’s the sun exposure that’s associated with that burn, the ultraviolet radiation that’s absorbed by the skin is what raises the risk.