blåljus

Swedish

/bloːjʉːs/

noun
Definitions
  • emergency vehicle lighting
  • emergency vehicles
  • type of short news reports, often web-based, about recent, often local, accidents and emergencies
  • (sometimes as prefix) something that is about emergencies or emergency vehicles
  • high-energy light in the violet/blue band from 400 to 450 nm in the visible spectrum; see -energy visible light
  • a hardy perennial flowering plant with cup-shaped, lavender-coloured or white flowers ()

Etymology

Compound from Swedish blå (blue) + Swedish ljus (light).

Origin

Swedish

ljus

Gloss

light

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

光, 明

Emoji
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