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| Preferred Name |
ultraviolet light |
| Definitions |
[Henderson's] electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths between those of the violet end of the visible light spectrum and X-rays. Although invisible to the human eye, it can be captured on photographic film. The ultraviolet (UV) spectrum is subdivided by wavelength into A (400–320 nm), B (320–280 nm) and C (280–10 nm) bands, of which UV-B is most harmful to living organisms. Much of the solar UV radiation, esp. the shorter wavelengths, is absorbed by the stratospheric ozone layer before reaching the Earth’s surface. |
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| Type |
http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept |
| scopeNote | ultraviolet light |
| creator | |
| definition | [Henderson's] electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths between those of the violet end of the visible light spectrum and X-rays. Although invisible to the human eye, it can be captured on photographic film. The ultraviolet (UV) spectrum is subdivided by wavelength into A (400–320 nm), B (320–280 nm) and C (280–10 nm) bands, of which UV-B is most harmful to living organisms. Much of the solar UV radiation, esp. the shorter wavelengths, is absorbed by the stratospheric ozone layer before reaching the Earth’s surface. |
| prefLabel | ultraviolet light |
| created | 2016-10-12 |
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| modified | 2019-02-17 |
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