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UV vs actinic radiation

actinic radiation vs UV

UV and actinic radiation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
UV Yes No No No
actinic radiation Yes No No No
As nouns, actinic radiation is a hypernym of UV; that is, actinic radiation is a word with a broader meaning than UV:
  • UV: radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
  • actinic radiation: electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions
Other hypernyms of UV include actinic ray.
UV (noun) actinic radiation (noun)
radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions
Difference between UV and actinic radiation

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