V 11. The symbol for vanadium.2. Electricity The symbol for potential difference.3. also v The symbol for the Roman numeral 5.V 2abbr.1. victory2. vocative3. volt4. volume5. vowelv 1 or V (v?)n. pl. v’s or V’s also vs or Vs 1. The 22nd letter of the modern English alphabet.2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter v.3. The 22nd in a series.4. Something shaped like the letter V.v 2abbr. velocityAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.v (vi?) or Vn, pl v’s, V’s or Vs1. (Linguistics) the 22nd letter and 17th consonant of the modern English alphabet2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced labio-dental fricative, as in vote3. a. something shaped like a Vb. (in combination): a V neck. See also V-signv symbol for 1. (General Physics) physics velocity 2. (General Physics) specific volume (of a gas) V symbol for 1. (Grammar) (in transformational grammar) verb 2. (General Physics) volume (capacity) 3. (General Physics) volt 4. (Elements & Compounds) chem vanadium 5. (General Physics) luminous efficiency 6. victory 7. (Mathematics) (Roman numeral)five. See Roman numerals abbreviation for (Automotive Engineering) Vatican City (international car registration) Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014V, v (vi) n., pl. Vs V’s, vs v’s. 1. the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like a V. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter V or v. V 1. velocity. 2. verb. 3. victory (by the Allies in WWII). 4. volt. 5. vowel. V Symbol. 1. the 22nd in order or in a series. 2. (sometimes l.c.) the Roman numeral for five. Compare Roman numerals. 3. Chem. vanadium. 4. Biochem. valine. v 1. variable. 2. velocity. 3. victory. 4. volt. V. 1. valve. 2. Venerable. 3. verse. 4. version. 5. versus. 6. Vicar. 7. Vice. 8. see. [