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English
Etymology
From ultra- + violet.
Adjective
ultraviolet (comparative more ultraviolet, superlative most ultraviolet)
- Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.
- (figurative, physics) Relating to very high energies or very small distances or time spans.
- Antonym: infrared
2004, Barton Zwiebach, A First Course in String Theory, →ISBN, Figure 23.1, page 519:A one-loop Feynman graph that represents a virtual process. In the limit in which the virtual process involves short distances or high momenta, one may find an ultraviolet divergence in the corresponding amplitude.
2009, Herbert W. Hamber, Quantum Gravitation: The Feynman Path Integral Approach, →ISBN, page vii:Some have advocated the search for a new theory of quantum gravity, a theory which does not suffer from ultraviolet infinity problems.
2017, David F. Chernoff, S.-H. Henry Tye, “Inflation, string theory and cosmic strings”, in Wei-Tou Ni, editor, One Hundred Years of General Relativity , volume 2, →ISBN, page 275:Since current gravitational observations are insensitive to quantum effects, one may wonder why an ultraviolet completion of the gravity theory is needed if inflation, in fact, occurs several orders of magnitude below the Planck scale.
Derived terms
Translations
radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres
Noun
ultraviolet (countable and uncountable, plural ultraviolets)
- Ultraviolet colour.
Translations
See also
Danish
Adjective
ultraviolet
- ultraviolet
Inflection
Inflection of ultraviolet
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Comparative
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Superlative
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Indefinte common singular
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ultraviolet
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Indefinite neuter singular
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ultraviolet
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Plural
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ultraviolete
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Definite attributive1
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ultraviolete
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1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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References
French
Etymology
From ultra- + violet.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ultraviolet (feminine ultraviolette, masculine plural ultraviolets, feminine plural ultraviolettes)
- ultraviolet
Noun
ultraviolet m (plural ultraviolets)
- ultraviolet (light)
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ultraviolet. Equivalent to ultra- + violet.
Adjective
ultraviolet m or n (feminine singular ultravioletă, masculine plural ultravioleți, feminine and neuter plural ultraviolete)
- ultraviolet
Declension
Declension of ultraviolet