UVA Definition

yo͝ovēā
noun
Ultraviolet radiation that is found in sunlight, has a wavelength between 320 and 400 nanometers, and can cause damage to the skin after long-term exposure, including premature aging and cancer.
American Heritage Medicine
Ultraviolet light with a longer wavelength than UVB and thus closer in size to visible violet light.
Webster's New World

(botany) A small pulpy or juicy fruit containing several seeds and having a thin skin, such as a grape.

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Other Word Forms of UVA

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Singular:
UVA
Plural:
uvae

Origin of UVA

  • u(ltra)v(iolet) A (the letter A being used to designate the first of the categories based on wavelength in which ultraviolet radiation is classified)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin Å«va (“grape").

    From Wiktionary

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