ultraviolet illumination vs UV

ultraviolet illumination and UV both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ultraviolet illumination	Yes	No	No	No
UV	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ultraviolet illumination and UV are synonyms defined as:

ultraviolet illumination and UV: radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays

Other synonyms of ultraviolet illumination include ultraviolet, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation.

ultraviolet illumination (noun)	UV (noun)
radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays	radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays