ultraviolet radiation

form of electromagnetic radiation
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ultraviolet radiation

Summary

ultraviolet radiation ranks in the top 0.61% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,377 views/month, #478 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • ultraviolet radiation followed X-ray[2].
  • ultraviolet radiation was followed by visible spectrum[3].
  • ultraviolet radiation is a type of electromagnetic radiation[4].
  • ultraviolet radiation is part of electromagnetic spectrum[5].
  • ultraviolet radiation's Commons category is recorded as Ultraviolet light[6].
  • ultraviolet radiation comprises ultraviolet A[7].
  • ultraviolet radiation comprises ultraviolet B[8].
  • ultraviolet radiation comprises ultraviolet C[9].
  • ultraviolet radiation comprises extreme ultraviolet[10].
  • ultraviolet radiation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ultraviolet radiation[11].
  • ultraviolet radiation's Commons gallery is recorded as UV light[12].
  • ultraviolet radiation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13].
  • ultraviolet radiation's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • ultraviolet radiation's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • ultraviolet radiation's partially coincident with is recorded as light[16].
  • ultraviolet radiation's used by is recorded as sunbed[17].
  • ultraviolet radiation's has effect is recorded as cataract[18].
  • ultraviolet radiation's has effect is recorded as sunburn[19].
  • ultraviolet radiation's has effect is recorded as skin cancer[20].
  • ultraviolet radiation's different from is recorded as UV[21].
  • ultraviolet radiation's exact match is recorded as https://w3id.org/sstim/exposure#mediumUltravioletRadiation[22].
  • ultraviolet radiation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[23].
  • ultraviolet radiation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

Body

Definition and Type

ultraviolet radiation is a type of electromagnetic radiation[4].

Use and Application

Components include ultraviolet A[7], ultraviolet B[8], ultraviolet C[9], and extreme ultraviolet[10]. ultraviolet radiation is part of electromagnetic spectrum[5]. Its used by is recorded as sunbed[17].

Influence

Things named for ultraviolet radiation include ultraviolet catastrophe[25], a physical paradox[26].

Why It Matters

ultraviolet radiation ranks in the top 0.61% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,377 views/month, #478 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for it include ultraviolet catastrophe[25], a physical paradox[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iev number → 845-21-008, 845-01-05
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8855]]: 845-01-05, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789042043558"
  2. 26d ago · Rfabbri · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → https://w3id.org/sstim/exposure#mediumUltravioletRadiation
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2888]]: https://w3id.org/sstim/exposure#mediumUltravioletRadiation, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788732538716"
  3. 5w ago · Piotr Osada · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id → 9810638758805606
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7293]]: 9810638758805606"
  4. 6w ago · Carlwinslow11 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → sunbed
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1535]]: [[Q106179524]], Add sourced reciprocal use by sunbeds"
  5. 10w ago · Mullanur · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons gallery → UV light
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P935]]: UV light"
  6. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4PrMxS
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  7. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ultraviolet-radiation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: ultraviolet-radiation, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289972632|ultraviolet radiation (#289972632)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
  8. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0282212-ultrafialove-zareni
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0282212-ultrafialove-zareni, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
  9. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|12 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18200, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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