V Governmental & Military Abbreviation

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Variable

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A factor or condition which can be measured, altered or controlled, i.e., temperature, pressure, flow, liquid level, humidity, weight, chemical composition, color, etc. A symbol used to represent an unknown number, often x orn. A quantity that can have many possible values. In designing experiments, variables that affect measurements must be identified and controlled.

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Version

In obstetrics, the process of turning the fetus. A cephalic version brings the fetal head into the birth canal. In gynecology, the tilting of the uterus. Uterine retroversion indicates the uterus is tilted backwards. In ophthalmology, the conjugate rotation (turning) of both eyes in the same direction.The special uses of the term "version" in medicine hew closely to its origin from the Latin verb vertere, to turn.

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Vertical

At right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom.

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Virgin

Plastic material that has not been gone through a melting process since polymerization. Virgin material typically has very high uniformity in the composition of the individual polymer molecules.

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Vertical Polarization
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Voltage

A measure of electrical potential. Most homes are wired with 110 and 220 volt lines. The 110 volt power is used for lighting and most of the other circuits. The 220 volt power is usually used for the kitchen range, hot water heater and dryer. Amount of potential energy between two points on a circuit. Voltage the potential to do work, voltage is the ratio of the energy available to the charge, expressed in volts. The difference in electrical potential between any two conductors or between a conductor and ground.

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Velocity

Speed Usually expressed by units of distance travelled in a specified unit of time The 'knot' is an unit of velocity, and does not require a time value.

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Vegetable
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