v
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- 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 itSynonyms: voltV
- a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadiniteSynonyms: vanadiumVatomic number 23
- the cardinal number that is the sum of four and oneSynonyms: five5VcinquequintquintetfivesomequintupletpentadfinPhoebeLittle Phoebe
- the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabetSynonyms: V
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.V, the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. V and U are only varieties of the same character, U being the cursive form, while V is better adapted for engraving, as in stone. The two letters were formerly used indiscriminately, and till a comparatively recent date words containing them were often classed together in dictionaries and other books of reference (see U). The letter V is from the Latin alphabet, where it was used both as a consonant (about like English w) and as a vowel. The Latin derives it from a form (V) of the Greek vowel [Upsilon] (see Y), this Greek letter being either from the same Semitic letter as the digamma F (see F), or else added by the Greeks to the alphabet which they took from the Semitic. Etymologically v is most nearly related to u, w, f, b, p; as in vine, wine; avoirdupois, habit, have; safe, save; trover, troubadour, trope. See U, F, etc. [1913 Webster] See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 265; also [sect][sect] 155, 169, 178-179, etc. [1913 Webster]
2.As a numeral, V stands for five, in English and Latin. [1913 Webster]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
Upper case V, ASCII character 86, known in INTERCAL as book.
1.A testbed for distributed system research.
2.Wide-spectrum language used in the knowledge-based environment CHI. "Research on Knowledge-Based Software Environments at Kestrel Inst", D.R. Smith et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-11(11):1278-1295 (1985).