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

Related Words

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