释义 |
v I. \ˈvē\ noun (plural v's or vs \ˈvēz\) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 22d letter of the English alphabet b. : an instance of this letter printed, written, or otherwise represented c. : a speech counterpart of orthographic v (as v in vivid, hive, or Spanish vivo) 2. : five — see number table 3. : a printer's type, a stamp, or some other instrument for reproducing the letter v 4. : someone or something arbitrarily or conveniently designated v especially as the 21st or when j is used for the 10th the 22d in order or class 5. : something having the shape of the letter V: as a. : a V-shaped neck of a dress, sweater, or blouse b. : a rib, guiding strip, or groove having sloping sides like a V < the V's on the bed of a turning lathe on which the carriage slides > II. abbreviation Usage: often capitalized 1. vacuum tube 2. vagabond 3. value 4. valve 5. van 6. vapor 7. variable; variation 8. vector 9. vein 10. velocity 11. venerable 12. vent 13. ventilator 14. ventral 15. Ventzke 16. verb 17. verse 18. versicle 19. version 20. verso 21. versus 22. [Latin verte] turn over 23. vertex 24. vertical 25. very 26. vicar 27. vice 28. vicinal 29. victory 30. [Latin] vide 31. village 32. violin 33. virgin 34. viscosity 35. viscount 36. visibility 37. vision 38. visual acuity 39. vocative 40. voice 41. volt; voltage 42. [Italian volti] turn 43. voltmeter 44. volume 45. volunteer 46. von 47. vowel III. symbol Usage: capitalized 1. vanadium 2. potential difference IV. abbreviation verb; verbal |