No. 8,145 in French
uv
The French word "uv" does not exist as a standalone term; it may refer to "UV" (ultraviolet) in scientific contexts.
In a sentence
Le niveau d'UV est élevé aujourd'hui.
The UV level is high today.
In this sentence, 'UV' refers to ultraviolet radiation from the sun, used as a scientific term.
J'ai acheté une crème solaire avec une protection UV.
I bought sunscreen with UV protection.
Here, 'UV' pertains to the ultraviolet protection aspect of the sunscreen product.
Les lampes UV sont utilisées pour désinfecter certaines surfaces.
UV lamps are used to disinfect certain surfaces.
In this context, 'UV' describes lamps emitting ultraviolet light for sanitization purposes.
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