viz.

American  

[viz] / vɪz /

Or viz

abbreviation

1. that is to say; namely (used especially to introduce examples, details, etc.).

   the two forms of energy that our society demands in enormous quantities, viz. electricity and liquid fuels.

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viz British  

abbreviation

1. videlicet

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Etymology

Origin of viz.

First recorded in 1530–40; abbreviation of videlicet ( def. ), the -z representing the common medieval symbol for Latin et or -et

Example Sentences

For example, where Bromley sounds pedantic or confused, the index picks this up: “Chatham, where and how situated, viz., on the other Side Rochester Bridge, though commonly reported to be on this Side, p. 1.”

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2022

Mr. Willman, as ſeen in the Trailer, performs great and terrible Feats of Witchcraft and Sorcery, heedleſs of the Damnation that muſt ſurely follow, viz.:

From Slate • Aug. 12, 2018

But you will have to pay a 15% tax, viz., three lousy seasons at the end of it all during which time hopefully your team will be positioned for its next run.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2016

Synesthetes, as these individuals are called, lead normal, healthy lives except that they experience additional sensations to sensory stimuli, viz. colors or tastes for words, touch for sounds, and so on.

From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2015

He doth not comprehend my full Palsy nor how Agitation inspires its Assaults through the Disequilibrium of the Humors, viz. the Superabundance of Bile.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Related Words

• namely
• that is