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15-letter words starting with v

  • vertical angles — one of two opposite and equal angles formed by the intersection of two lines.
  • vertical circle — a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith.
  • vespertilionine — of or relating to the bats of the subfamily Vespertilioninae, common in temperate regions and including most familiar species.
  • vested interest — a special interest in an existing system, arrangement, or institution for particular personal reasons.
  • vestimentiferan — any of various marine tubeworms of the phylum Vestimentifera or Pogonophora, which live in upright tubes near hydrothermal vents.
  • vicar apostolic — Roman Catholic Church. a titular bishop serving either in a district where no episcopal see has been established, or in one where the succession of bishops has been interrupted.
  • vicar capitular — a cleric chosen by a cathedral chapter to manage a bishopric during a vacancy.
  • vicar of christ — the pope, with reference to his claim to stand in the place of Jesus Christ and possess His authority in the church.
  • vice chancellor — a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
  • vice-chancellor — a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
  • vice-presidency — the position of a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US, and serves as his deputy
  • vicissitudinous — a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
  • victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
  • victoria island — an island off the coast of N Canada, in the Arctic Ocean. 80,340 sq. mi. (208,081 sq. km).
  • victoria nyanza — Victoria (def 10).
  • video frequency — transmission frequency of the television picture.
  • video on demand — (communications)   (VoD) A planned system using video compression to supply programs to viewers when requested, via ISDN or cable.
  • video recording — sth filmed on videotape
  • videoconference — a teleconference conducted via television equipment.
  • viewing figures — the number of people watching a television programme
  • viewing gallery — an area in a building or outside for viewing an activity, the surrounding scenery, etc
  • village college — a centre, often for a group of villages, with educational and recreational facilities for the whole neighbourhood
  • villeda morales — Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1909?–71, Honduran diplomat and statesman: president 1957–63.
  • vincent de paul — Saint, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest noted for his work to aid the poor.
  • vindhya pradesh — a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
  • vindicativeness — the quality or state of being vindicative
  • vine phylloxera — a homopterous insect, Phylloxera vitifolia, typically feeding on vine juices
  • vine technology — (company)   A company which provides professional consulting services in the areas of networking, real-time systems, graphic arts, and web server advertisement space. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
  • violinistically — in a violinistic manner
  • viper's bugloss — the blueweed.
  • viral infection — disease caused by a virus
  • viral marketing — a marketing strategy that focuses on spreading information and opinions about a product or service from person to person, especially by using unconventional means such as the Internet or email: Which online social networks can help with viral marketing?
  • virginian stock — a similar and related North American plant, Malcolmia maritima
  • virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
  • virtual reality — a realistic and immersive simulation of a three-dimensional environment, created using interactive software and hardware, and experienced or controlled by movement of the body. Abbreviation: VR.
  • virtual storage — a system whereby addressable memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software in such a way that programs can treat all of the designated storage as addressable main storage.
  • virtuous circle — a beneficial cycle of events or incidents, each having a positive effect on the next.
  • visayan islands — a group of seven large and several hundred small islands in the central Philippines. Chief islands: Negros and Panay. Pop: 15 528 346 (2000). Area: about 61 000 sq km (23 535 sq miles)
  • viscosity index — an arbitrary scale for lubricating oils that indicates the extent of variation in viscosity with variation of temperature.
  • visible exports — goods sold to a foreign country or countries
  • visible horizon — horizon (def 1).
  • visible imports — products that a company or country buys from other countries
  • visiting rights — the right to visit someone
  • visser 't hooft — Willem Adolf [vil-uh m ah-dawlf] /ˈvɪl əm ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1900–85, Dutch Protestant clergyman and writer: leader in ecumenical movement.
  • visual literacy — the ability to apprehend or interpret pictures or other visual images.
  • vitreous humour — the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body
  • vitreous silica — silica glass
  • vitry-sur-seine — a city in N central France, on the Seine River, SE of Paris.
  • voice synthesis — the artificial production of the human voice
  • voice-activated — (of a telephone answering machine or other device) operationally responsive to a human voice.
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