V

¹

or v

[ vee ]

noun

, plural V's or Vs, v's or vs.

1. the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. any spoken sound represented by the letter V or v, as in victor, flivver, or shove.
3. something having the form of a V .
4. a written or printed representation of the letter V or v.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter V or v.

v.

²

abbreviation for

1. see.

V.

³

abbreviation for

1. see.

V

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Mathematics. vector ( def 1 ).
2. Mechanics. velocity.
3. verb.
4. victory.
5. Electricity. volt; volts.
6. vowel.

v.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. valve.
2. (in personal names) van.
3. vector.
4. vein.
5. ventral.
6. verb.
7. verse.
8. version.
9. verso.
10. versus.
11. very.
12. vicar.
13. vice.
14. village.
15. violin.
16. vision.
17. vocative.
18. voice.
19. volt.
20. voltage.
21. volume.
22. (in personal names) von.

V.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. valve.
2. Venerable.
3. verb.
4. verse.
5. version.
6. versus.
7. very.
8. Vicar.
9. vice.
10. Village.
11. violin.
12. Virgin.
13. Viscount.
14. vision.
15. visual acuity.
16. vocative.
17. volume.

V

⁷

Symbol.

1. the 22nd in order or in a series.
2. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for five. Compare Roman numerals.
3. Chemistry. vanadium ( def ).
4. Biochemistry. valine ( def ).
5. Physics. electric potential ( def 1 ).
6. (especially during World War II) the symbol of Allied victory.

v

⁸

abbreviation for

1. variable.
2. velocity.
3. vicinal.
4. victory.
5. Electricity. volt; volts.

v

¹

symbol for

1. physics velocity
2. specific volume (of a gas)

V.

²

abbreviation for

1. Venerable
2. (in titles) Very
3. (in titles) Vice
4. Viscount

v

³

/ viː /

noun

1. the 22nd letter and 17th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2. a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced labio-dental fricative, as in vote
3. 1. something shaped like a V
   2. ( in combination ) See also V-sign

      a V neck

v.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. verb
2. verse
3. version
4. verso
5. usually italic versus
6. very
7. vide
8. vocative
9. volume
10. von

V

⁵

symbol for

1. (in transformational grammar) verb
2. volume (capacity)
3. volt
4. chem vanadium
5. luminous efficiency
6. victory
7. Roman numeral five See Roman numerals

abbreviation for

1. Vatican City (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of V¹

From the Latin word vidē

Origin of V²

From the Latin word vidē

Example Sentences

The ship - and its sister vessel Spirit of Tasmania V, which is still being built - had previously been described as a "game changer" for Tasmania's tourism industry.

From BBC

Legal expert and journalist V Venkatesan says there is a need for new ordinances and laws around food safety to be properly debated on the assembly floor.

From BBC

Actor and former Man V Food star Adam Richman has claimed that he and his crew had their possessions stolen at a motorway services in north London.

From BBC

The first horse that was infected and euthanized was Bullet Train V on Sept. 24, according to the California Horse Racing Board website.

From Los Angeles Times

Also on the ticket - an oil painting of King George V and a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon signed by monarchist and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

From BBC

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