the process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them
vulcanisation
Noun
the process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them
volume unit
Noun
a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
volt
Noun
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
volt-ampere
Noun
a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
var
Noun
a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
var
Noun
in programming, a variable
var
Noun
in statistics, a variance
VAR
Noun
a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
VAR
Noun
in programming, a variable
VAR
Noun
in statistics, a variance
vara
Noun
a Spanish unit of linear measurement that has different values in different localities, ranging from approximately 81 to 109 centimeters or 32 to 43 inches
verst
Noun
a Russian unit of length equivalent to 1.067 km
vital capacity
Noun
the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation, usually tested with a spirometer
vacancy rate
Noun
the percentage of all rental units, for instance, rooms in a hotel, that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time
vacancy
Noun
an empty area or space
vacancy
Noun
an unoccupied position or job
vagrancy
Noun
the state of wandering from place to place, usually by people with no permanent home
virginity
Noun
the condition or quality of being a virgin
vertical angle
Noun
either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines
verticil
Noun
a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
view angle
Noun
the angle included by a photographic lens
villeinage
Noun
the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
villainage
Noun
the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
vassalage
Noun
the state of a serf
vitalization
Noun
the state of being vitalized and filled with life
vitalisation
Noun
the state of being vitalized and filled with life
valvular incompetence
Noun
inability of a bodily valve to close completely
vacuolization
Noun
the state of having become filled with vacuoles
vacuolisation
Noun
the state of having become filled with vacuoles
vacuolation
Noun
the state of having become filled with vacuoles
visual agnosia
Noun
inability to recognize or interpret objects in the visual field
ventricular aneurysm
Noun
a localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart, occurring after a myocardial infarction,
visual aphasia
Noun
inability to perceive written words
varicella
Noun
an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus
venereal disease
Noun
a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
VD
Noun
a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
variola
Noun
smallpox; the virus causing smallpox
valley fever
Noun
an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
viral infection
Noun
infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans
viral hemorrhagic fever
Noun
a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection, usually restricted to a specific geographic area
viral haemorrhagic fever
Noun
a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection, usually restricted to a specific geographic area
von Recklinghausen's disease
Noun
an autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
visceral leishmaniasis
Noun
leishmaniasis of the viscera
von Willebrand's disease
Noun
a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand
vascular spider
Noun
a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate
villoma
Noun
a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
vitiligo
Noun
an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin, often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border