uv

Questions about uv

What does uv mean?

uv means "radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays".

How many syllables are in uv?

uv has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈjuˈvi/.

What is another word for uv?

Close synonyms include ultraviolet, ultraviolet radiation, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet illumination. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is uv a common word?

uv is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with uv?

7 words rhyme with uv. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.