v


abbreviation
  1. Electricity. volt; volts.

Other definitions for V (2 of 8)

V1

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.

  1. something having the form of a V.

  2. a written or printed representation of the letter V or v.

  3. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter V or v.

Other definitions for V (3 of 8)

V2

abbreviation
  1. Mathematics. vector (def. 1).

  2. Mechanics. velocity.

  1. verb.

  2. victory.

  3. Electricity. volt; volts.

  4. vowel.

Other definitions for V (4 of 8)

V3

Symbol.
  1. the 22nd in order or in a series.

  2. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for five.: Compare Roman numerals.

  1. Chemistry. vanadium.

  2. Biochemistry. valine.

  3. (especially during World War II) the symbol of Allied victory.

Other definitions for v. (5 of 8)

v.1

abbreviation
  1. see.

Origin of v.

5
From the Latin word vidē

Other definitions for v. (6 of 8)

v.2

abbreviation
  1. valve.

  2. (in personal names) van.

  1. vector.

  2. vein.

  3. ventral.

  4. verb.

  5. verse.

  6. version.

  7. verso.

  8. versus.

  9. very.

  10. vicar.

  11. vice.

  12. village.

  13. violin.

  14. vision.

  15. vocative.

  16. voice.

  17. volt.

  18. voltage.

  19. volume.

  20. (in personal names) von.

Other definitions for V. (7 of 8)

V.1

abbreviation
  1. see.

Origin of V.

7
From the Latin word vidē

Other definitions for V. (8 of 8)

V.2

abbreviation
  1. valve.

  2. Venerable.

  1. verb.

  2. verse.

  3. version.

  4. versus.

  5. very.

  6. Vicar.

  7. vice.

  8. Village.

  9. violin.

  10. Virgin.

  11. Viscount.

  12. vision.

  13. visual acuity.

  14. vocative.

  15. volume.

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British Dictionary definitions for v (1 of 5)

v

V

/ (viː) /


nounplural v's, V's or Vs
  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

    • something shaped like a V

    • (in combination): a V neck See also V-sign

British Dictionary definitions for v (2 of 5)

v

symbol for
  1. physics velocity

  2. specific volume (of a gas)

British Dictionary definitions for V (3 of 5)

V

symbol for
  1. (in transformational grammar) verb

  2. volume (capacity)

  1. volt

  2. chem vanadium

  3. luminous efficiency

  4. victory

  5. (Roman numeral) five: See Roman numerals

abbreviation for
  1. Vatican City (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for v. (4 of 5)

v.

abbreviation for
  1. verb

  2. verse

  1. version

  2. verso

  3. (usually italic) versus

  4. very

  5. vide

  6. vocative

  7. volume

  8. von

British Dictionary definitions for V. (5 of 5)

V.

abbreviation for
  1. Venerable

  2. (in titles) Very

  1. (in titles) Vice

  2. Viscount

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Scientific definitions for V

V

  1. Abbreviation of volume

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