a small measuring device with a movable scale that slides along a main scale, used for precision length measurements in science and engineering
vivarium
Noun
an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions
voile
Noun
a light semitransparent fabric
volatile storage
Noun
computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off
volleyball court
Noun
the court on which volleyball is played
vertical section
Noun
a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it
vertical stabilizer
Noun
a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
voltage regulator
Noun
a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted
voltaic battery
Noun
battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel
vertical fin
Noun
a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
voltaic cell
Noun
an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy
vertical tail
Noun
the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft
voltaic pile
Noun
a battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series
vessel
Noun
a craft designed for water transportation
vessel
Noun
an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
vessel
Noun
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
voltmeter
Noun
a meter that measures the potential difference between two points
volumeter
Noun
a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids, either directly or by displacement
vomitory
Noun
an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium
vestiture
Noun
clothing
von Neumann machine
Noun
any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleagues
vestment
Noun
a gown worn by the clergy, especially for ceremonial purposes
voting booth
Noun
a booth in which a person can cast a private vote
voting machine
Noun
a mechanical device for recording and counting votes mechanically
vestry
Noun
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
vestry
Noun
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
vouge
Noun
a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century
voussoir
Noun
a wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault
viaduct
Noun
a bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road or railroad over a valley
vox angelica
Noun
an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect
vibraphone
Noun
a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
voix celeste
Noun
an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect
vibraharp
Noun
a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
vox humana
Noun
an organ reed stop producing tones imitative of the human voice
vibes
Noun
a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
vibrator
Noun
any mechanical device that produces vibratory motion
vibrator
Noun
a device used for sexual gratification and stimulation that produces vibratory motion
victory garden
Noun
a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages
videocassette
Noun
a cassette for videotape
videocassette recorder
Noun
a magnetic tape recorder for recording and playing back video
VCR
Noun
a magnetic tape recorder for recording and playing back video
videodisk
Noun
a digital recording, as of a movie, on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
videodisc
Noun
a digital recording, as of a movie, on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
video recording
Noun
a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)
video
Noun
a recording of both the visual and audible components, especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program
video
Noun
broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
video
Noun
the visible part of a television transmission
video
Noun
the appearance of text and graphics on a video display
videotape
Noun
a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound