sunray vs UV
UV vs sunraysunray and UV both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sunray | Yes | No | No | No |
| UV | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
UV is a hypernym of
sunray; that is, UV is a
word with a broader meaning than sunray:
- sunray: a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp
- UV: radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
Other hypernyms of sunray include
ultraviolet, ultraviolet illumination, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation.
| sunray (noun) | UV (noun) |
|---|---|
| a ray of sunlight | radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays |
| a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp | |
| herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona |
Words related to "sunray"
© WordCmp.com 2024,
CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.