uv
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range.
Pronunciation
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uhvIPA pronunciation (US)
əv
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
“Exposure to too much UV can damage your skin.”
computer graphicsattributive
The axes of a two-dimensional texture, as opposed to those (X, Y, Z) of the three-dimensional model to which it is applied.
adjective
Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.
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This meaning: Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
Used this way, uv is a common word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It criticises, but without shouting.
“Exposure to too much UV can damage your skin.”
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- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Critical but measured
Nearby words
- ultraviolet radiation , a specialist term, precise but narrower
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Sense: of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye
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