black light
A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that…A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing.
» Black cloth absorbs light.
Schwarze Stoffe absorbieren Licht.
Черная ткань поглощает свет.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing.
Schwarzlicht
ла́мпа чёрного светаlámpa čórnovo sveta
(slang, uncountable)Ultraviolet radiation or light.
Examples
5 sentencesBlack cloth absorbs light.
ruЧерная ткань поглощает свет.
deSchwarze Stoffe absorbieren Licht.
A person's head blacked the light.
Black paper absorbs light.
ruЧёрная бумага поглощает свет.
deSchwarzes Papier absorbiert Licht.
Black absorbs light.
ruЧёрный цвет поглощает свет.
The elderly woman, her head covered with a black veil, lit a candle before the statue of the Virgin Mary.
ruПожилая дама с головой, покрытой чёрной вуалью, зажгла свечу перед статуей Девы Марии.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From black + light, since ultraviolet light is invisible to the human eye.From black + light, since ultraviolet light is invisible to the human eye.
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Forms
plural: black lightsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable