UVA

or UV-A

noun

1. ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.

Example Sentences

Torture, the UVa rape, police violence—we hunger for the facts, and then twist them.

From The Daily Beast

A sobering article on gang rape inside a UVA fraternity has Wahoo alumni like myself up in arms.

From The Daily Beast

UVA has a strong community known for coming together in times of need.

From The Daily Beast

UVA prides itself on holding all students to a high standard of accountability and integrity.

From The Daily Beast

His first theater role was as Friar Laurence in a UVA production of Romeo and Juliet.

From The Daily Beast

On the dry sandy tracts the uva ursi, or kinnikinnik of the Indians, was noticed.

From Project Gutenberg

The principal varieties of kermes are the coccus quercus, the coccus polonicus, the coccus fragariæ, and the coccus uva ursi.

From Project Gutenberg

The coccus uva ursi is twice the size of the Polish kermes, and dyes with alum a fine red.

From Project Gutenberg

Juniperus, Betula odorata, Calluna, and Arctostaphylos uva ursi were noticed for the first time.

From Project Gutenberg

Uva, ū′va, n. a name for such succulent indehiscent fruits as have a central placenta.

From Project Gutenberg