veen.

Brit.

/viː/, U.S.

/vi/

Etymology: < the name of the letter V.

A thing having or arranged in the shape of a V.

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society > communication > writing > written character > name of written character > [noun] > others

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wye1857

vee1883

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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [noun] > object or shape resembling specific letter

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vee1933

T-junction1954

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 269 Vee, the junction of two underground roadways meeting in the form of a V.

1933 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 37 845 This..can easily be achieved by making the vee of the hull sufficiently deep.

1939 War Illustr. 29 Dec. 538/2 A Squadron of fighters or bombers will fly in a ‘vee’ with three Flights of three machines each.

1950 B. Pym Some Tame Gazelle i. 9 I must have something to cover up the neck of my green frock. Perhaps it would have been better if I hadn't tried to alter it to a Vee.

1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xiii. 222 A tall man with..a shock of receding curly hair in a Vee.

1970 Commerc. Motor 25 Sept. 97 The trend in diesel engine development in this country is now clearly towards vees and/or turbocharging.

1977 ‘E. Crispin’ Glimpses of Moon vi. 93 At some stage she stood in the vee with her back to the parapet..and lost her balance and went headlong.

Compounds

C1. General attributive. Cf. V n. Compounds 1.

vee aerial n.

1939 Amateur Radio Handbk. (Radio Soc. Great Brit.) 158/2 Such an arrangement..is known as the RCA Vee aerial.

vee antenna n.

1950 A. L. Albert Electr. Communication (ed. 3) xii. 481 (caption) The non~resonant Vee antenna is composed of two wires several wavelengths long, and connected to ground through terminating resistors.

1981 R. S. Elliott Antenna Theory & Design ix. 436 The Vee antenna..is a simplification of the rhombic, with legs 3 and 4 removed.

vee belt n.

1937 Motor Catal. (E. London Rubber Co. Ltd.) 39/2 A range of twelve Romac New-Vee Fan Belts will fit 194 popular cars.

1971 Power Farming Mar. 44/2 Machines..lift the root by gripping the leafy top growth of the plant between a pair of..rubber vee-belts.

vee block n.

1893 J. G. Horner Princ. Fitting v. 64 The vee blocks are employed chiefly for supporting shafts and circular spindle-like work generally.

1975 G. Bram & C. Downs Manuf. Technol. i. 27 Place the component in a suitable vee-block and slowly rotate it about the diameter to be checked.

vee formation n.

1960 Times Rev. Industry Nov. 18/1 Cylinders in Vee formation.

vee joint n.

1964 S. Crawford Basic Engin. Processes iii. 93 Fig 17(a) shows the single vee-joint suitable for plates up to ⁵/ ₈ inch in thickness.

1970 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 15 Feb. 15/4 The original interior finish has been retained. The walls of pine ‘Vee’ joint; pews, chancel and rails of Douglas fir have darkened and mellowed with age.

vee neck n.

1970 Times 24 Mar. 9/4 They are all of the same shape, vee neck front.

vee neckline n.

1949 Sun (Baltimore) 24 Mar. 8 (advt.) Elongated vee neckline, especially becoming to the larger woman!

vee radiator n.

1931 London Illustr. News 29 Aug. 342/1 The six-cylinder 19.8-h.p. Chrysler ‘Six’ has the new vee-radiator with wide rim.

vee thread n.

1914 E. Pull Mod. Workshop Pract. xii. 229 (heading) Vee threads.

1975 G. Bram & C. Downs Manuf. Technol. iv. 120 The buttress thread combines the anti-friction advantages of the square thread with the strength of the vee thread.

vee-necked adj.

1973 Guardian 10 Apr. 13/2 Checked vee-necked dress with contrast ribbing.

vee-shaped adj.

1959 Listener 31 Dec. 1157/2 Conditions began to take a happy turn..but, very unfortunately, they never became perfectly vee-shaped.

1964 S. Crawford Basic Engin. Processes i. 36 The vee-shaped grooves are accurately ground parallel and square with the outside faces.

C2.

vee engine n. an engine with two lines of cylinders inclined so as to form a V.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > engine with specific number of cylinders

sices1920

V engine1924

straight eight1926

V-eight1930

single1951

vee engine1957

1957 J. M. Bruce Brit. Aeroplanes 1914–18 213 It was one of the first aeroplanes to have the then-new Rolls-Royce Condor twelve-cylinder vee engine.

1972 Pract. Motorist Oct. 70/1 Vee engines have a non-return valve for the crankcase emission control system in the offside rocker cover.

Derivatives

veed adj. V-shaped.

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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > resembling specific letter

tee1819

V-shaped1835

V-d1881

ypsiliform1886

veed1934

1934 Times 23 Oct. 7/4 The radiator is in a case which has a Vee'd dummy honeycomb front.

1938 Times 9 Aug. 8/7 A movable section—in front of the driver—in a sloping, divided, veed screen.

1972 C. Mudie Motor Boats 144 Outwardly the racing boats have developed from a heterogeneous collection towards a clean, fine lined, deep Veed fleet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	vee
释义	veen. Brit. /viː/, U.S. /vi/ Etymology: < the name of the letter V. A thing having or arranged in the shape of a V. ΘΠ society > communication > writing > written character > name of written character > [noun] > others Bc1000 Dc1000 ellc1000 Fc1000 Sc1000 yogha1300 Pa1398 ess1540 tee1610 alif1727 cue1755 em1793 en1793 dee1795 double U1841 edh1846 wye1857 vee1883 gee1926 nut1940 kay1959 at sign1977 the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [noun] > object or shape resembling specific letter Y1513 tee1610 Ha1616 Z1680 W1798 V1832 Z-bar1877 zed1891 vee1933 T-junction1954 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 269 Vee, the junction of two underground roadways meeting in the form of a V. 1933 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 37 845 This..can easily be achieved by making the vee of the hull sufficiently deep. 1939 War Illustr. 29 Dec. 538/2 A Squadron of fighters or bombers will fly in a ‘vee’ with three Flights of three machines each. 1950 B. Pym Some Tame Gazelle i. 9 I must have something to cover up the neck of my green frock. Perhaps it would have been better if I hadn't tried to alter it to a Vee. 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xiii. 222 A tall man with..a shock of receding curly hair in a Vee. 1970 Commerc. Motor 25 Sept. 97 The trend in diesel engine development in this country is now clearly towards vees and/or turbocharging. 1977 ‘E. Crispin’ Glimpses of Moon vi. 93 At some stage she stood in the vee with her back to the parapet..and lost her balance and went headlong. Compounds C1. General attributive. Cf. V n. Compounds 1. a. vee aerial n. Π 1939 Amateur Radio Handbk. (Radio Soc. Great Brit.) 158/2 Such an arrangement..is known as the RCA Vee aerial. vee antenna n. Π 1950 A. L. Albert Electr. Communication (ed. 3) xii. 481 (caption) The non~resonant Vee antenna is composed of two wires several wavelengths long, and connected to ground through terminating resistors. 1981 R. S. Elliott Antenna Theory & Design ix. 436 The Vee antenna..is a simplification of the rhombic, with legs 3 and 4 removed. vee belt n. Π 1937 Motor Catal. (E. London Rubber Co. Ltd.) 39/2 A range of twelve Romac New-Vee Fan Belts will fit 194 popular cars. 1971 Power Farming Mar. 44/2 Machines..lift the root by gripping the leafy top growth of the plant between a pair of..rubber vee-belts. vee block n. Π 1893 J. G. Horner Princ. Fitting v. 64 The vee blocks are employed chiefly for supporting shafts and circular spindle-like work generally. 1975 G. Bram & C. Downs Manuf. Technol. i. 27 Place the component in a suitable vee-block and slowly rotate it about the diameter to be checked. vee formation n. Π 1960 Times Rev. Industry Nov. 18/1 Cylinders in Vee formation. vee joint n. Π 1964 S. Crawford Basic Engin. Processes iii. 93 Fig 17(a) shows the single vee-joint suitable for plates up to ⁵/ ₈ inch in thickness. 1970 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 15 Feb. 15/4 The original interior finish has been retained. The walls of pine ‘Vee’ joint; pews, chancel and rails of Douglas fir have darkened and mellowed with age. vee neck n. Π 1970 Times 24 Mar. 9/4 They are all of the same shape, vee neck front. vee neckline n. Π 1949 Sun (Baltimore) 24 Mar. 8 (advt.) Elongated vee neckline, especially becoming to the larger woman! vee radiator n. Π 1931 London Illustr. News 29 Aug. 342/1 The six-cylinder 19.8-h.p. Chrysler ‘Six’ has the new vee-radiator with wide rim. vee thread n. Π 1914 E. Pull Mod. Workshop Pract. xii. 229 (heading) Vee threads. 1975 G. Bram & C. Downs Manuf. Technol. iv. 120 The buttress thread combines the anti-friction advantages of the square thread with the strength of the vee thread. b. vee-necked adj. Π 1973 Guardian 10 Apr. 13/2 Checked vee-necked dress with contrast ribbing. vee-shaped adj. Π 1959 Listener 31 Dec. 1157/2 Conditions began to take a happy turn..but, very unfortunately, they never became perfectly vee-shaped. 1964 S. Crawford Basic Engin. Processes i. 36 The vee-shaped grooves are accurately ground parallel and square with the outside faces. C2. vee engine n. an engine with two lines of cylinders inclined so as to form a V. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > engine with specific number of cylinders sices1920 V engine1924 straight eight1926 V-eight1930 single1951 vee engine1957 1957 J. M. Bruce Brit. Aeroplanes 1914–18 213 It was one of the first aeroplanes to have the then-new Rolls-Royce Condor twelve-cylinder vee engine. 1972 Pract. Motorist Oct. 70/1 Vee engines have a non-return valve for the crankcase emission control system in the offside rocker cover. Derivatives veed adj. V-shaped. ΘΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > resembling specific letter tee1819 V-shaped1835 V-d1881 ypsiliform1886 veed1934 1934 Times 23 Oct. 7/4 The radiator is in a case which has a Vee'd dummy honeycomb front. 1938 Times 9 Aug. 8/7 A movable section—in front of the driver—in a sloping, divided, veed screen. 1972 C. Mudie Motor Boats 144 Outwardly the racing boats have developed from a heterogeneous collection towards a clean, fine lined, deep Veed fleet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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