V
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Dictionary entry overview: What does V mean?
• V (noun)
The noun V has 4 senses:
1. 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
2. a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
3. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
4. the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet
Familiarity information: V used as a noun is uncommon.
• V (adjective)
The adjective V has 1 sense:
1. being one more than four
Familiarity information: V used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• V (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
V; volt
Hypernyms ("V" is a kind of...):
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))
Meronyms (parts of "V"):
femtovolt (a unit of potential equal to one quadrillionth of a volt (or one thousandth of a nanosecond))
picovolt (a unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt)
nanovolt (a unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt)
microvolt (a unit of potential equal to one millionth of a volt)
millivolt; mV (a unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt)
abvolt (a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt)
Holonyms ("V" is a part of...):
kilovolt; kV (a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts)
Meaning:
A soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 23; vanadium; V
Hypernyms ("V" is a kind of...):
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.)
Holonyms ("V" is a substance of...):
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)
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
quintuplet; quint; Phoebe; pentad; Little Phoebe; fivesome; five; fin; cinque; 5; quintet; V
Hypernyms ("V" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
Meaning:
The 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
letter v; V
Hypernyms ("V" is a kind of...):
alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
Holonyms ("V" is a member of...):
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet (the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe)
• V (adjective)
Meaning:
Being one more than four
Synonyms:
5; five; v
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
