how to pronounce ultraviolet

/ˌʌl.tɹəˈvaɪə.lət/

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ultraviolet is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of ultraviolet in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… proper infrared and ultraviolet but you …”

meanings of ultraviolet

adjective:

Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre.

noun:

Ultraviolet colour.

ultraviolet frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word ultraviolet occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ultraviolet can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ultraviolet can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

words that rhyme with ultraviolet

violet