VFD
Initialism of vacuum fluorescent display.
Entries starting with V
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VHF
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
Initialism of very high frequency.
VHSIC
Abbreviation of very high speed integrated circuit.
via
An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.
viaduct
A bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
vibrator
nounManufacturing
A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
Vic
A Ford Crown Victoria automobile.
vicesimo-quarto
A book size, (2.5", 3.3" x 5", 6.25"), corresponding to the paper size.
Vickers hardness
The hardness of a material according to the Vickers hardness test, based on its ability to resist plastic deformation from a standard source.
video conference
A conference held by videolink; an arranged video phone call between more than two parties.
viewer
The manager of a colliery, who directs its workings and ventilation.
vigesimo-quarto
adjectiveIndustrial printing
Formed of sheets folded so as to make twenty-four leaves.
vignette
A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position.
VIN
nounAutomotive
Acronym of vehicle identification number.
vinculum
nounSurveying
A symbol in the shape of an elongated letter "S" (∫) or pair of hooks (⌠⌡) drawn on plans to join non-contiguous sections of land that are to be treated as a single parcel.
Virgo
A large-scale gravitational wave detector located in Pisa, Italy.
virial
One-half of the product of the stress of attraction or repulsion with the distance between two particles.
VIRTIS
Initialism of Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer.
virtual
adjectiveOptics and imaging
Chiefly in virtual focus: of a focus or point: from which light or other radiation apparently emanates; also, of an image: produced by light that appears to diverge from a point beyond the reflecting or refracting surface.
virtual focus
A point from which light or other radiation apparently emanates, such as in the virtual image produced by a plane mirror.
virtual image
The image formed by light rays diverging from a convex mirror or concave lens
visual servoing
nounRobotics
The control of a robot by using visual feedback.
vitrified clay pipe
nounConstruction
A type of corrosion-resistant pipe made by heating clay until it vitrifies.
vitriol
verbMetallurgy
To dip in dilute sulfuric acid; to pickle.
VLAT
Acronym of very large air tanker, a class of waterbomber.
VLB
Initialism of very large board, a large printed circuit board.
VLF
Initialism of very low frequency.
VLSI
Abbreviation of very large scale integration.
VLT
A light rail system in Brazil.
VMC
nounManufacturing
Initialism of vertical machining center.
Vmp
Initialism of voltage at maximum power; used when analysing solar panels.
VNC
nameAutomotive
Abbreviation of Vehicular Networking Conference.
VOC
V_(OC): initialism of open-circuit voltage.
voice coil
A coil of wire attached to the apex of the cone of a loudspeaker that provides the motive force to the cone by the reaction of a magnetic field to the current passing through it.
voice over broadband
A transmission technique that enables a user to make and receive telephone calls over a broadband connection.
voice over IP
Voice over Internet Protocol (also "VoIP"), a telecommunications system that uses the Internet or other Internet Protocol network to transmit telephone calls.
Voice over NR
A 5G high-speed wireless communication standard for mobile phones and data terminals, including Internet of things (IoT) devices and wearables.
voiceband
The range of frequencies typically audible to humans, from about 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
void
nounConstruction
An empty space between floors or walls, including false separations and planned gaps between a building and its facade.
Voigt effect
A magneto-optical phenomenon which rotates and elliptizes linearly polarised light sent into an optically active medium.
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol, a telecommunications system that uses the Internet or other Internet Protocol network to transmit telephone calls.
volatile memory
Computer memory (such as RAM) that requires a constant electrical charge to maintain its contents.
Volga
nounAutomotive
Any of several automobiles of the same brand manufactured by GAZ in the Soviet Union and Russia.
voltage
The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.
voltage divider
A type of simple electronic circuit which reduces any input voltage by a fixed factor using sources of impedance (such as resistors) connected in series.
voltage multiplier
An electronic circuit that provides an output voltage higher than the input voltage, by means of capacitors and diodes.
volunteer
A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia.
VPU
Abbreviation of vector processing unit.
VR
nameRail equipment
The station code of Virar railway station in India.
VSB
Initialism of vestigial sideband.
VSTB
nounAutomotive
Abbreviation of vehicle system test bed or vehicle systems test bed, a test bed for system(s) of the particular vehicle being modeled.
VSU
nounManufacturing
Initialism of vertical start-up
VSV
Initialism of variable stator vane.
VTHL
Initialism of vertical takeoff and horizontal landing.
VTID
Initialism of vernier time-interval digitizer.
VTOL
A fixed-wing aircraft that is capable of ascending into the air straight up as opposed to needing to accelerate horizontally first.
VTVL
Initialism of vertical takeoff and vertical landing.
VUSA
Abbreviation of visit USA: a type of discounted airfare for travel within the United States that can only be sold outside the USA in conjunction with an international return fare starting outside the USA.
VVA
nounAutomotive
Initialism of variable valve actuation.