V

1. vagabond.

2. Math. vector.

3. velocity.

4. verb.

5. victory.

6. Elect. volt; volts.

7. vowel.

Symbol.

1. the 22nd in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 21st.

2. (sometimes l.c.) the Roman numeral for five. Cf. Roman numerals.

3. Chem. vanadium.

4. Biochem. valine.

5. Physics. electric potential.

6. (esp. during World War II) the symbol of Allied victory.

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