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    H.V.
    abbreviation
    high velocity.
  • HV
    HV
    abbreviation
    high voltage

H.V.

American  
Or h.v.

abbreviation

  1. high velocity.

  2. high voltage.


HV British  

abbreviation

  1. high voltage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Investors in LAP include Insight Partners, which specialises in high-growth technology and software, and HV Capital, whose portfolio includes transport company Flixbus and fashion giant Zalando.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

Because evaporation can occur continuously over a wide range of temperatures and humidities -- and even at night -- there are many exciting potential applications for more efficient HV devices.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

The $100 billion investment manager AQR had multiple funds which ended 2022 with performance numbers over 30%, including its Managed Futures HV Fund, at 50%.

From Reuters • Jan. 5, 2023

He then formed a business called HV and HW Poor.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2016

Leaving half of our freight stored at the HV ranch, we loaded the remainder upon our own wagon, and started up Sand Creek.

From The Extermination of the American Bison by Hornaday, William Temple

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