"violet ray" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: violet rays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} violet ray (plural violet rays)
  1. A historical electrotherapy device (i.e. Violet Ray Generators and Wands) using Tesla coil technology for supposed healing in the early 20th century.
    Sense id: en-violet_ray-en-noun-iY7FFhAP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Violets Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Violets: 65 35
  2. Violet light (part of ultraviolet spectrum) used in modern treatments or visible in certain phenomena.
    Sense id: en-violet_ray-en-noun-RBHJb4zc Categories (other): Light Disambiguation of Light: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Alternative medicine Disambiguation of Alternative medicine: 0 0
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