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ULTRAVIOLET SOURCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation
Synonyms:
ultraviolet lamp; ultraviolet source
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ultraviolet source" is a kind of...):
source of illumination (any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ultraviolet source"):
mercury-vapor lamp (ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor)
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