vis

[wees; English vis]

noun, plural vi·res [wee-reys; English vahy-reez] /ˈwi reɪs; English ˈvaɪ riz/. Latin.

strength; force; power.

vis.

visibility.

visual.

Vis.

Viscount.

Viscountess.

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Examples from the Web for vis

Contemporary Examples of vis

But, to my eyes, that letter says everything about where Clinton stands vis a vis the rest of the Democratic Party.
There’s Absolutely No Chance Elizabeth Warren Beats Hillary Clinton
Jamelle Bouie
November 11, 2013

Historical Examples of vis

Of those who are wrong, Vis Inertiæ has sent in a piece of incorrect working.
A Tangled Tale
Lewis Carroll
Isaac showed off, all right, with his 'Bipets are sings vis two lex!'
Patchwork
Anna Balmer Myers
He looked straight at his vis--vis, but Handsome avoided his direct gaze.
The Mask
Arthur Hornblow
The following are the most important of its sources of vis viva.
New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces
Henry Raymond Rogers
Throughout all her regions she oscillates from tension to vis viva, from vis viva to tension.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2
John Tyndall

British Dictionary definitions for vis

vis

noun plural vires (ˈvaɪriːz)

power, force, or strength

Vis.

abbreviation for

Viscount or Viscountess

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