Meaning

2 senses
  1. (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

  2. (slang, uncountable)Ultraviolet radiation or light.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Black cloth absorbs light.

    ruЧерная ткань поглощает свет.

    deSchwarze Stoffe absorbieren Licht.

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  2. A person's head blacked the light.

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  3. Black paper absorbs light.

    ruЧёрная бумага поглощает свет.

    deSchwarzes Papier absorbiert Licht.

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  4. Black absorbs light.

    ruЧёрный цвет поглощает свет.

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  5. 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.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
light bulb that emits ultraviolet light:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
light bulb that emits ultraviolet light:

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 lights

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

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