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ultrasonics
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noun
  1. the science and technology of ultrasound
ultrasound
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noun
  1. sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing; approximately 20 kilohertz
  2. (medicine) The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
ultraviolet
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adjective (pos=ultra-, ultraviolet)
  1. of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre
updraft
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noun
  1. an upward current of air, especially a strong one
up quark
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noun
  1. (particles) A quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 1.5 to 4 MeV?. Symbol: u
upsilon
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noun
  1. The twentieth letter of the Classical Greek, Classical and Modern Greek, the twenty-first letter of Old Greek, Old and Ancient Greek, Ancient.
  • Letter of the Greek alphabet: '''Î¥ Ï…
    Previous: tau, Τ
    Next: phi, Φ
USW
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initialism
  1. United Steelworkers
UV
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initialism
  1. ultraviolet

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