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V 1
1. The symbol for the element vanadium.
2. Electricity The symbol for potential difference.
3. also v The symbol for the Roman numeral 5.

v or V  (v)
n. pl. v's or V's also vs or Vs
1. The 22nd letter of the modern English alphabet.
2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter v.
3. The 22nd in a series.
4. Something shaped like the letter V.

V
1. Chem vanadium
2. volt
3. the Roman numeral for five

V
1. The symbol for vanadium.
2. The symbol for voltage.
3. Abbreviation of volume
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Noun1.VV - 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
potential unit - a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground)
abvolt - a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt
millivolt, mV - a unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt
microvolt - a unit of potential equal to one millionth of a volt
nanovolt - a unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt
picovolt - a unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt
femtovolt - a unit of potential equal to one quadrillionth of a volt (or one thousandth of a nanosecond)
kilovolt, kV - a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts
2.VV - a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
carnotite - a yellow radioactive mineral; an ore of uranium and radium and vanadium
vanadinite - a mineral consisting of chloride and vanadate of lead; a source of vanadium
3.VV - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
4.v - the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet
Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet - the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe
alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
Adj.1.Vv - being one more than four
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
Translations
Spanish V, v [viː] (letter) → V, v f;
V for Victor → V de Valencia

French V, v [viː] n (= letter) → V, v m;
V for Victor → V comme Victor

German V1, v [viː] n (letter) → V nt, v nt;
V for Victor → V wie Viktor

V2 abbr (= volt) → V
Italian V, v [viː] n (letter) → V, v m or f inv;
V for Victor → V come Venezia

v abbr (= verse) (= vide) (= see); v. (= volt) → V. (= versus) → contro

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