V, v: Meaning and Definition of

V

Pronunciation: (vē), [key]
— pl. V's Vs, v's 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
  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

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. vagabond.
  2. vector.
  3. velocity.
  4. verb.
  5. victory.
  6. volt; volts.
  7. vowel.

V

Pronunciation: [key]
— Symbol.
  1. the 22nd in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 21st.
  2. (sometimes l.c.) the Roman numeral for five. Cf.
  3. vanadium.
  4. valine.
  5. electric potential.
  6. (esp. during World War II) the symbol of Allied victory.

v

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. variable.
  2. velocity.
  3. vicinal.
  4. victory.
  5. volt; volts.

V.

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. valve.
  2. Venerable.
  3. verb.
  4. verse.
  5. version.
  6. versus.
  7. very.
  8. Vicar.
  9. vice.
  10. see. [< L vidē]
  11. Village.
  12. violin.
  13. Virgin.
  14. Viscount.
  15. vision.
  16. visual acuity.
  17. vocative.
  18. volume.

v.

Pronunciation: [key]
  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. see. [< L vidē]
  15. village.
  16. violin.
  17. vision.
  18. vocative.
  19. voice.
  20. volt.
  21. voltage.
  22. volume.
  23. (in personal names) von.
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