ABBREVIATED
\ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌe͡ɪtɪd], \ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪtɪd], \ɐ_b_ɹ_ˈiː_v_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_d]\
Definitions of ABBREVIATED
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cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "a curtailed visit"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"
By Princeton University
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Ultraviolet Ray
- That portion electromagnetic spectrum immediately below visible range extending into x-ray frequencies. longer near-biotic vital necessary for endogenous synthesis of vitamin D and are also called antirachitic rays; the shorter, ionizing wavelengths (far-UV or abiotic extravital rays) viricidal, bactericidal, mutagenic, carcinogenic used as disinfectants.