V

Voltage symbol, physics

V is a graphic variation easier to cut in stone that U, and was originally, like Y, one of the earlier forms of U.

The characters V and U meant the same sound in Latin and English as late as the Elizabethan period.

victory

triumph

Resounding, celebrated victory

peace sign · celebration · WWII · defiance · resistance · conquest · achievement

shape

chevron

V-shaped line or symbol

  • arrowPointed shaft for shooting
  • wedgeTapered splitting tool
  • angleGeometric measure of rotation

notch · vertex · neckline · formation · geese · checkmark · caret · valley · gulley · convergent

roman numeral

five

Four plus one

  • 5Single-digit prime number
  • IVVein-delivered medication method
  • clockDevice displaying time

chapter · Super Bowl · monarch · pope · numbering · sequels · outlines

letter

alphabet

Language's letter system

phoneme · voiced · fricative

voltage

volt

Electromotive force unit

battery · current · ampere · ohm · power · AC · DC · multimeter · transformer · capacitor

element

vanadium

Element twenty-three, hardens steel

catalysis · corrosion resistant · titanium · chromium · niobium · manganese · molybdenum · tungsten

fiction

masked

Having face covered

Guy Fawkes · Alan Moore · aliens · invasion · 1980s · miniseries · science fiction

Categories
Opposites
alphabetic position

VA

Highest academic mark

a · caret · Z · B · alpha

visual/geometric form

VA

Highest academic mark

caret · O · U

symbolic meaning (victory/defeat)

VL

Twelfth character, or fifty

D · defeat · loss · failure

Phrases
Family

via, vow, vet, vex

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G