- the 22nd letter and 17th consonant of the modern English alphabet
- a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced labio-dental fricative, as in vote
- something shaped like a V
- (in combination): a V neck
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v, V /viː/ n ( pl v's, V's, Vs)
v symbol for
- velocity
- specific volume (of a gas)
ˈRo•man ˈnu•mer•al,
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- any of the numerals in the ancient Roman system of notation, still used occasionally. The basic symbols are I (=1), V (=5), X (=10), L (=50), C (=100), D (=500), and M (=1000).
Ro′man nu′merals,
- the numerals in the ancient Roman system of notation, still used for certain limited purposes, as in some pagination, dates on buildings, etc. The common basic symbols are I (=1), V (=5), X (=10), L (=50), C (=100), D (=500), and M (=1000). The Roman numerals for one to nine are: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX. A bar over a letter multiplies it by 1000;
thus, X̄ equals 10,000. Integers are written according to these two rules: If a letter is immediately followed by one of equal or lesser value, the two values are added;
thus, XX equals 20, XV equals 15, VI equals 6. If a letter is immediately followed by one of greater value, the first is subtracted from the second;
thus, IV equals 4, XL equals 40, CM equals 900. Examples: XLVII(=47), CXVI(=116), MCXX(=1120), MCMXIV(=1914). Roman numerals may be written in lowercase letters, though they appear more commonly in capitals.
- 1725–35
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V symbol for
- (in transformational grammar) verb
- volume (capacity)
- volt
- vanadium
- luminous efficiency
- victory
- (Roman numeral) five
See Roman numerals
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V. abbreviation for
- Venerable
- (in titles) Very
- (in titles) Vice
- Viscount
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v. abbreviation for
- verb
- verse
- version
- verso
- (usually italic) versus
- very
- vide
- vocative
- volume
- von
'v' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ad valorem
- Agincourt
- apgar score
- a.v.
- BeV
- black bear
- blueberry
- Bognor Regis
- Branagh
- brooklime
- bulk modulus
- buzz bomb
- calcium phosphate
- Charles I
- Charles V
- Charles VI
- chevron
- Christine de Pisan
- Clement V
- corn salad
- cranberry
- derv
- doodlebug
- dwarf star
- Eisenstaedt
- entellus
- -es
- Eton jacket
- five
- flying bomb
- Francis I
- Frederick V
- Georgian
- grapevine
- groove
- heat capacity
- hellebore
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Humvee
- HV
- intravenous
- Isabella
- i.v.
- James V
- kissing gate
- kurchatovium
- lapwing
- leguaan
- Louis V