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Noun: v  vee
  1. The 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet
    "The word 'victory' starts with a v";
    - V, vee
Adjective: v  vee
  1. Being one more than four
    - five, 5
Abbreviation: v  vee
  1. Very
     
  2. (grammar) verb
     
  3. Verse
     
  4. Versus
    "The parents wanted to teach their children right v wrong";
    - vs
Noun: V  vee
  1. A soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
    "V is added to steel to increase its strength and heat resistance";
    - vanadium, atomic number 23
     
  2. A unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
    "Household electrical outlets in the US typically provide 120 Vs";
    - volt
     
  3. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
    "In dice games, a cinque refers to rolling a V";
    - five, 5

Derived forms: Vs, vs

See also: cardinal

Type of: alphabetic character, digit, figure, letter, letter of the alphabet, metal, metallic element, potential unit

Part of: carnotite, kilovolt, kV, Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet, vanadinite

Encyclopedia: V, Anamika