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ultravioletAn invisible band of radiation at the upper end of the visible light spectrum. With wavelengths from 10 to 400 nm, ultraviolet starts at the end of visible light and ends at the beginning of X-rays. The primary source of ultraviolet light is the sun. Although ultraviolet (UV) light is widely known as a disinfectant, it is also used to erase EPROM chips. After several minutes of exposure to UV light, the EPROM can be programmed again.
ultraviolet the part of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; in the range 0.4 × 10--6 and 1 × 10--8 metres ultraviolet [¦əl·trə′vī·lət] (physics) Pertaining to ultraviolet radiation. Abbreviated UV. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Again this year, ultraviolent video games rank among the best-selling ones: "Hitman," "Mortal Kombat" and "Dead or Alive. It became a third front in the war on indecency immediately after several school shootings occurred in the late 1990s in which the perpetrators were all found to be avid consumers of ultraviolent videogames (Fainaru, 1998; Oldberg, 1998; Saunders, 2003). Meese compresses the film, conflating de Large in his ultraviolent mode at the film's beginning with his submissive experience during the Ludovico treatment. |
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