black light
black light noun: a light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing.
Noun
black light (countable and uncountable, plural black lights)
- A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing.
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- Blacklights and a mirrored disco ball
- Ultraviolet radiation or light.
- Synonyms:
- ultraviolet light
black light meaning in Tamil and Bengali
black light in Tamil
- கட்புலனாகா ஒளி, கருமை ஒளி
black light in Bengali
- অতিবেগুনী বিকিরণ, আলো
Synonyms of black light
Forms of black light
| plural | black lights |
|---|---|
| alternative form | blacklight |
Origin of black light
From black + light, since ultraviolet light is invisible to the human eye.
Questions about black light
- What does black light mean?
- Black light means a light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing.
- What is black light in Tamil?
- Black light in Tamil is கட்புலனாகா ஒளி, கருமை ஒளி. See Black light meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is black light?
- Black light is a noun.
- What is the plural of black light?
- The plural of black light is black lights.
Words near black light in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: black light (page history and authors); black light (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); black light (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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