black light

Definition of black light

1 : invisible ultraviolet light

2 : a lamp that radiates black light

Examples of black light in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Carver Public Library is hosting a black light glow party on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the large meeting room at 2 Meadowbrook Way. — Stefania Lugliand Meghan Sorensen, BostonGlobe.com, "Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and celebrating a 100-year-old theater," 8 Jan. 2020 An interesting way to learn about the critters, which glow under black lights, is to go on scorpion hunts in Southwest states like Arizona and New Mexico. — Peter Prengaman, San Diego Union-Tribune, "‘I’ve got one!’ Hunting neon scorpions in the Arizona desert," 19 Sep. 2019 The boxes look like regular ones but reveal a message under black light. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "Halloween 2019: Scare up the best deals, discounts, freebies on doughnuts, pizza, more," 31 Oct. 2019 Yet for those fearing that a decent team still doesn’t know the route to become great can easily run a black light over the first five games and find a long list of flaws and reasons for distress. — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, "‘It’s time to start looking in the mirror’. But what will Matt Nagy’s Bears team see after the comeback win that wasn’t?," 6 Oct. 2019 The device stamps a small image of a hand that can be seen under a black light. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Anti-groper device for Japanese commuters sells out in minutes," 28 Aug. 2019 But incorporated into it is invisible ink that under black light reveals a security camera, a spaceship, and also the Night King from Game of Thrones. — Selena Barrientos, House Beautiful, "You Need a Black Light to See the Details in This Wild, Invisible Ink Wallpaper," 23 Aug. 2019 In a partitioned room behind the woman, two men smoked and played cards on a wooden dining table, lit only by black light and a slowly rotating disco ball. — Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, "The Black Axe," 19 Aug. 2019 The first Saturday of every month is the popular Pig Dance (Aug. 3 was the 132nd edition) and the second Saturday is Underground Invasion where the bar is festooned with black lights and graffiti decor. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, "SummerTimeOut: Ramrod is a Gothic getaway for gay men," 7 Aug. 2019

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“Black light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20light. Accessed 23 Feb. 2020.

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