ACTINIC RAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does actinic ray mean? 

• ACTINIC RAY (noun)
  The noun ACTINIC RAY has 1 sense:

1. electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions

  Familiarity information: ACTINIC RAY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACTINIC RAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

actinic radiation; actinic ray

Hypernyms ("actinic ray" is a kind of...):

electromagnetic radiation; electromagnetic wave; nonparticulate radiation (radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "actinic ray"):

infrared; infrared emission; infrared light; infrared radiation (electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves)

light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)

ultraviolet; ultraviolet illumination; ultraviolet light; ultraviolet radiation; UV (radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays)

Holonyms ("actinic ray" is a part of...):

electromagnetic spectrum (the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves)