UltraViolet

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
UV
Pronunciation
/ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Electronics

Examples in Context

  1. The sun's ultraviolet rays are responsible for both tanning and burning.
  2. Ozone is produced by the reaction between oxygen and ultraviolet light
  3. Ozone is best known for its role in screening the Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays from the Sun
  4. The Pioneer probes have on board ultraviolet instruments which are measuring light that we can't measure on the earth.
  5. The container is invisible until you shine an ultraviolet light on it

Other meanings of UV

Ultra Violet Community
Urinary Volume Medical
Underwater Vessel Gov
Ultra Violence Community
Unit Value Misc
Unite de Villegiature Community
Unpleasant Visual Community
Unemployment and Vacancy Business
User Visible Computing
User Variable Computing