v

v

v¹ or V [vē]

n.

pl. v's, V's

1. the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet: from the Latin V, derived from one form of the Greek Y ( upsilon): formerly used interchangeably in English with U both as a vowel and as a consonant, now only as a consonant

2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (v) of vote

3. a type or impression for v or V

4. the twenty-second in a sequence or group

5. an object shaped like V

adj.

1. of v or V

2. twenty-second in a sequence or group

3. shaped like V

v²

abbrev.

1. [L vice] in the place of

2. [L vide] see

3. valve

4. Math. vector

5. velocity

6. ventral

7. verb

8. verse

9. version

10. verso

11. versus

12. very

13. village

☆ 14. violin

☆ 15. vise

16. vocative

17. voice

18. volt(s)

19. voltage

20. volume

21. [Ger] von