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Ultraviolet vs Fluorescent - What's the difference?

ultraviolet | fluorescent |

As adjectives the difference between ultraviolet and fluorescent

is that ultraviolet is of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre while fluorescent is of or relating to fluorescence.

As nouns the difference between ultraviolet and fluorescent

is that ultraviolet is ultraviolet colour while fluorescent is a fluorescent light.

ultraviolet

English

(wikipedia ultraviolet)

Adjective

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

    • See also

    * ultraviolet radiation

    Noun

  • Ultraviolet colour.

    • fluorescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to fluorescence
  • Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence
    • The fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.
  • Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
    • The quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.
  • Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
    • Her shirt was fluorescent orange.

    Derived terms

    * fluorescent lamp * fluorescent tag * green fluorescent protein

    Related terms

    * fluorophore

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fluorescent light
    • The fluorescents hummed day and night.

    See also

    * incandescent