ultraviolet light vs UV

ultraviolet light and UV both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

ultraviolet light (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