"black light" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-black light.ogg Forms: black lights [plural]
Etymology: From black + light, since ultraviolet light is invisible to the human eye. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|light}} black + light Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} black light (countable and uncountable, plural black lights)
  1. (countable) A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Light sources Translations (light bulb that emits ultraviolet light): 黑光燈 (Chinese Mandarin), 黑光灯 (hēiguāngdēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 不可見光燈 (Chinese Mandarin), 不可见光灯 (bùkějiàn guāngdēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 紫外線 (Chinese Mandarin), 紫外线 (zǐwàixiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), mustavalolamppu (Finnish), UV-lamppu (Finnish), lumière noire [feminine] (French), Schwarzlicht [neuter] (German), black light (Norwegian), bec negru [neuter] (Romanian), dark light (Romanian), ла́мпа чёрного света (lámpa čórnovo sveta) [feminine] (Russian), luz negra [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-black_light-en-noun-F~vV6byX Disambiguation of Light sources: 49 51 Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'light bulb that emits ultraviolet light': 89 11
  2. (uncountable, slang) Ultraviolet radiation or light. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Light sources Synonyms: ultraviolet light, blacklight Hypernyms: light
    Sense id: en-black_light-en-noun-bABEmZY4 Disambiguation of Light sources: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English oxymorons, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English oxymorons: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 26 74

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