ultraviolet radiation vs UV

ultraviolet radiation and UV both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

ultraviolet radiation (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