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ULTRA-VIOLET RAY [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
  • Photography
CONT

... the photograph is on the whole rendered indistinct with a bluish veil added to the entire picture under the influence of ultraviolet rays....

Key term(s)
  • ultraviolet rays
  • ultra-violet ray

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Soleil (Astronomie)
  • Photographie
OBS

ultraviolet : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

OBS

Le rayonnement émis par le soleil comprend une gamme de rayons ultra-violets dans lesquels figurent des rayons de longueur d'onde très courte, impropres à la vie.

Key term(s)
  • rayon ultraviolet

Spanish

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