v

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  v    V    five    vanadium    volt  

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v (also v.)

▶abbreviation

• 1 Grammar verb.

• 2 verse.

• 3 verso.

• 4 versus.

• 5 very.

• 6 (in textual references) vide.

▶symbol velocity.

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V1 (also v)

▶noun (pl. Vs or V's)

• 1 the twenty-second letter of the alphabet.

• 2 denoting the next after U in a set of items, categories, etc.

• 3 the Roman numeral for five.

• 4 [as modifier] denoting an internal-combustion engine with a number of cylinders arranged in two rows at an angle to each other.

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V2

▶abbreviation

• 1 Vatican City (international vehicle registration).

• 2 volt(s).

▶symbol

• 1 the chemical element vanadium.

• 2 voltage or potential difference.

• 3 (in mathematical formulae) volume.

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five/fʌɪv/

▶cardinal number equivalent to the sum of two and three; one more than four, or half of ten; 5. (Roman numeral: v or V)

– derivatives
fivefold adjective & adverb.

– origin OE fīf, of Gmc origin.

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vanadium /vəˈneɪdɪəm/

▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 23, a hard grey metal used to make alloy steels. (Symbol: V)

– origin C19: mod. L., from ON Vanadis (a name of the Scandinavian goddess Freyja).

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volt1 /vəʊlt, vɒlt/ (abbrev.: V)

▶noun the SI unit of electromotive force, the difference of potential that would carry one ampere of current against one ohm resistance.

– origin C19: named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.

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volt2 /vɒlt, vəʊlt/

▶noun variant spelling of volte. ▶verb Fencing make a quick movement to avoid a thrust.

– origin C17: from Fr. volter (see volte).