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# ultraviolet

«ultraviolet» in Mova's school dictionary: **a kind of light from the Sun that our eyes cannot see** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (ultraviolet); noun (ultraviolet — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Ultraviolet (UV) light is a kind of light from the Sun that our eyes cannot see. It can burn the skin and harm the eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultraviolet/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons pupils learn that sunlight contains ultraviolet light, which causes sunburn; in health lessons, they learn to protect themselves with sunscreen, hats and sunglasses. In Australia and New Zealand, the UV index tells how strong UV is each day. Phrases: ultraviolet light, UV rays, UV index, UV protection.

### examples

- Ultraviolet light from the Sun can burn your skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultraviolet/#x1)
- Sunscreen protects you from ultraviolet rays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultraviolet/#x2)
- Check the UV index before you go out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultraviolet/#x3)
- Sunglasses with UV protection keep your eyes safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultraviolet/#x4)
- Bees can see ultraviolet light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultraviolet/#x5)
- Some special paints glow under ultraviolet light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultraviolet/#x6)

### note

Often shortened to "UV". "Ultra-" means beyond: ultraviolet is beyond violet in the rainbow. Myth: you can get sunburnt on cloudy days too, because ultraviolet light passes through clouds. Australia and New Zealand teach "Slip, Slop, Slap": slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat.

### In the corpora

- [Scorpions are arachnids whose outer shell glows blue-green under ultraviolet light; mothers carry their babies on their backs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures/15/)
- [Goldfish have four kinds of colour cells in their eyes, while we have three, and they can see some ultraviolet light.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/152-goldfish-memory/14/)
- [Sunlight's ultraviolet rays break dye molecules apart, so curtains and posters fade near a window and museums keep the lights low.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/27-dyes-inks-colouring/19/)
- [The Sun gives out invisible ultraviolet, or UV, rays that burn the skin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/46-sun-safety/7/)
- [Ultraviolet rays damage skin cells, and repeated sunburn in childhood raises the risk of skin cancer later in life.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/6-burns-sunburn-and-stings/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ultraviolet» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultraviolet/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.