Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter V - Page 22
Viscosimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the degree of viscosity of liquids, as solutions of gum.
Viscosimeter (n.) A measuring instrument for measuring viscosity [syn: viscometer, viscosimeter].
Viscosity (n.) The quality or state of being viscous.
Viscosity (n.) (Physics) A property possessed by a viscous fluid, being a resistance to the forces causing a fluid to flow, caused by interactions between the molecules of the fluid and between the fluid and the walls of the conduit through which it moves; also, a measure of such a property.
Viscosity (n.) Resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) [syn: viscosity, viscousness].
Viscount (n.) (O. Eng. Law) An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
Viscount (a.) A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of nobility. See Peer, n., 3. [Eng.] -- Chaucer.
Viscount (n.) (In various countries) A son or younger brother or a count.
Viscount (n.) A British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron.
Viscountcy (n.) The dignity or
jurisdiction of a viscount. -- Sir B. Burke.
Viscountcy (n.) The dignity or rank or position
of a viscount or viscountess [syn: viscountcy,
viscounty].
Viscountcy (n.) The title of a viscount.
Viscountess (n.) The wife of a viscount. Viscountship
Viscountess (n.) A wife or widow of a viscount.
Viscountess (n.) A noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Viscountship (n.) Alt. of Viscounty.
Viscounty (n.) The quality, rank, or office of a viscount.
Viscous (a.) Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice. -- Vis"cous*ness, n.
Note: There is no well-defined distinction in meaning between viscous and viscid.
Viscous (a.) Having a relatively high resistance to flow [syn: syrupy, viscous].
Viscous (a.) Having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn: gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous].
Viscum (n.) (Bot.) A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe of Europe.
Viscum (n.) Birdlime, which is often made from the berries of the European mistletoe.
Viscum (n.) Type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods [syn: Viscum, genus Viscum].
Viscera (n. pl. ) of Viscus.
Viscus (n.) (Anat.) 內臟 One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.
Viscus (n.) A main organ that is situated inside the body [syn: {internal organ}, {viscus}].
Compare: Vice
Vice (n.) [See Vise.] (Mech.) A kind of instrument for holding work, as in filing. Same as Vise.
Vice (n.) A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements. [Written also vise.]
Vice (n.) A gripe or grasp. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Vise (n.) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. [Written also vice.]
Vis'e (n.) A document or an indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries, denoting that the passport has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on her journey. Same as visa; -- an older spelling now used less frequently than visa.
Viseed (imp. & p. p.) of Vise.
Viseing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vise.
Vise (v. t.) To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.
Vise (n.) A holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place [syn: vise, bench vise].
Vishnu (n.) (Hindu Myth.) A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation.
Vishnu (n.) The sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds.
Visibility (n.) The quality or state of being visible.
Visibility (n.) Quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog" [syn: visibility, visibleness] [ant: invisibility, invisibleness].
Visibility (n.) Degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election" [syn: visibility, profile].
Visibility (n.) Capability of providing a clear unobstructed view; "a windshield with good visibility".
Visible (a.) Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper.
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. -- Bk. of Com. Prayer.
Virtue made visible in outward grace. -- Young.
Visible (a.) Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. -- Shak.
The factions at court were greater, or more visible, than before. -- Clarendon.
Visible church (Theol.), The apparent church of Christ on earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church, consisting of sanctified persons.
Visible horizon. Same as Apparent horizon, under Apparent. -- Vis"i*ble*ness, n. -- Vis"i*bly, adv.
Visible (a.) Capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files" [syn: visible, seeable] [ant: invisible, unseeable].
Visible (a.) Obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression."
Visible (a.) Present and easily available; "the cash on hand is adequate for current needs"; "emergency police were on hand in case of trouble"; "a visible supply"; "visible resources."
Visible (a.) (B2) 可以看見的；可視的 Able to be seen.
// You should wear something light-coloured when you're cycling at night so that you're more visible.
// The writing on the tombstone was barely visible.
// There are few visible signs of the illness that kept her in hospital for so long.
// The comet should be visible to the naked eye.
Visible (a.) (C1) 顯眼的；引人注目的 Able or likely to attract public attention and be noticed.
// In a very short period of time, she has become a highly visible national leader.
Visigoth (n.) One of the West Goths. See the Note under Goth.
Vision (v.) The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.
Vision (v.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of external objects are appreciated as a result of the stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an expansion of the optic nerve.
Vision (v.) That which is seen; an object of sight.
Vision (v.) Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural, prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a specter; as, the visions of Isaiah.
Vision (v.) Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
Visioned (imp. & p. p.) of Vision.
Visioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vision.
Vision (v. t.) To see in a vision; to dream.
Visional (a.) Of or pertaining to a vision.
Visionariness (n.) The quality or state of being visionary.
Visionary (a.) Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.
Visionary (a.) Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act upon, fancies as if they were realities.
Visionary (a.) Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project.
Visionaries (n. pl. ) of Visionary.
Visionary (n.) One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms.
Visionary (n.) One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.
Visioned (a.) Having the power of seeing visions; inspired; also, seen in visions.
Visionist (n.) A visionary.
Visionless (a.) Destitute of vision; sightless.
Visited (imp. & p. p.) of Visit.
Visiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Visit.
Visit (v. t.) To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the physician visits his patient.
Visit (v. t.) To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge.
Visit (v. t.) To come to for the purpose of chastising, rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution; to appear before or judge; as, to visit in mercy; to visit one in wrath.
Visit (v. i.) To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.
Visit (v. t.) The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician.
Visit (v. t.) The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector.
Visitable (a.) Liable or subject to be visited or inspected.
Visitant (n.) One who visits; a guest; a visitor.
Visitant (a.) Visiting.
Visitation (n.) The act of visiting, or the state of being visited; access for inspection or examination.
Visitation (n.) Specifically: The act of a superior or superintending officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a corporation, college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it is conducted, and see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and executed; as, the visitation of a diocese by a bishop.
Visitation (n.) The object of a visit.
Visitation (n.) The act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object, but without claiming or exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is, however, usually coupled with the right of search (see under Search), visitation being used for the purpose of search.
Visitation (n.) Special dispensation; communication of divine favor and goodness, or, more usually, of divine wrath and vengeance; retributive calamity; retribution; judgment.
Visitation (n.) A festival in honor of the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist, celebrated on the second of July.
Visitatorial (a.) Of or pertaining to visitation, or a judicial visitor or superintendent; visitorial.
Visite (n.) A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn by women in summer.
Visiter (n.) A visitor.
Visiting () a. & vb. n. from Visit.
Visitor () One who visits; one who comes or goes to see another, as in civility or friendship.
Visitor () A superior, or a person lawfully appointed for the purpose, who makes formal visits of inspection to a corporation or an institution. See Visit, v. t., 2, and Visitation, n., 2.
Visitorial (a.) Same as Visitatorial.
Visive (a.) Of or pertaining to the sight; visual.
Visne (n.) Neighborhood; vicinity; venue. See Venue.
Visnomy (n.) Face; countenance.
Vison (n.) The mink.
Visor (n.) A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
Visor (n.) A mask used to disfigure or disguise.
Visor (n.) The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
Visored (a.) Wearing a visor; masked.
Vistas (n. pl. ) of Vista.
Vista (n.) A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue.
Visto (n.) A vista; a prospect.
Visual (a.) Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.
Visual (a.) That can be seen; visible.
Visualize (v. t.) To make visual, or visible; to see in fancy.
Visualize (v.) [ T ] (UK usually visualize) 使形象化；使能被看見 To form a picture of someone or something in your mind, in order to imagine or remember him, her, or it.
// I was so surprised when he turned up - I'd visualized someone much older.
Visualizer (n.) 視覺型的人 One that visualizes; especially : one whose mental imagery is prevailingly visual—compare audile, motile, tactile.
Vitaille (n.) Food; victuals. [Obs.] -- Piers Plowman. Chaucer.
Vital (a.) Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.
Vital (a.) Contributing to life; necessary to, or supporting, life; as, vital blood.
Do the heavens afford him vital food? -- Spenser.
And vital virtue infused, and vital warmth. -- Milton.
Vital (a.) Containing life; living. "Spirits that live throughout, vital in every part." -- Milton.
Vital (a.) Being the seat of life; being that on which life depends; mortal.
The dart flew on, and pierced a vital part. -- Pope.
Vital (a.) Very necessary; highly important; essential.
A competence is vital to content. -- Young.
Vital (a.) Capable of living; in a state to live; viable. [R.]
Pythagoras and Hippocrates . . . affirm the birth of the seventh month to be vital. -- Sir T. Browne.
Vital air, Oxygen gas; -- so called because essential to animal life. [Obs.]
Vital capacity (Physiol.), The breathing capacity of the lungs; -- expressed by the number of cubic inches of air which can be forcibly exhaled after a full inspiration.
Vital force. (Biol.) See under Force. The vital forces, according to Cope, are nerve force (neurism), growth force (bathmism), and thought force (phrenism), all under the direction and control of the vital principle. Apart from the phenomena of consciousness, vital actions no longer need to be considered as of a mysterious and unfathomable character, nor vital force as anything other than a form of physical energy derived from, and convertible into, other well-known forces of nature.
Vital functions (Physiol.), Those functions or actions of the body on which life is directly dependent, as the circulation of the blood, digestion, etc.
Vital principle, An immaterial force, to which the functions peculiar to living beings are ascribed.
Vital statistics, Statistics respecting the duration of life, and the circumstances affecting its duration.
Vital tripod. (Physiol.) See under Tripod.
Vital vessels (Bot.), A name for latex tubes, now disused.
See Latex.
Vital (n.) A vital part; one of the vitals. [R.]
Vital (a.) Urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest" [syn: critical, vital].
Vital (a.) Performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise" [syn: vital, life-sustaining].
Vital (a.) Full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" [syn: full of life, lively, vital].
Vital (a.) Manifesting or characteristic of life; "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs."
VITAL, () VHDL Initiative Toward ASIC Libraries (ASIC, VHDL)
VITAL, () A semantics language using FSL, developed by Mondshein in 1967.
[Sammet 1969, p. 641].
(1995-02-23)
Vitalic (a.) Pertaining to life; vital. [R.]
Vitalism (n.) (Biol.) The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
Vitalism (n.) (Philosophy) A doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry.
Vitalist (n.) (Biol.) A believer in the theory of vitalism; -- opposed to physicist.
Vitalist (n.) One who believes in vitalism.
Vitalistic (a.) (Biol.) Pertaining to, or involving, vitalism, or the theory of a special vital principle.
Vitality (n.) 生命力，活力 The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetable seeds; the vitality of an enterprise.
Vitality (n.) An energetic style [syn: vitality, verve].
Vitality (n.) A healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" [syn: energy, vim, vitality].
Vitality (n.) (Biology) A hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms [syn: life force, vital force, vitality, elan vital].
Vitality (n.) The property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed" [syn: animation, vitality].
Vitalization (n.) 賦予生命 The act or process of vitalizing, or infusing the vital principle.
Vitalization (n.) The state of being vitalized and filled with life [syn: {vitalization}, {vitalisation}].
Vitalized (imp. & p. p.) of Vitalize.
Vitalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vitalize.
Vitalize (v. t.) 賦予生命，給予活力，使有生氣 To endow with life, or vitality; to give life to; to make alive; as, vitalized blood.
Vitalize (v.) Give life to; "The eggs are vitalized" [syn: {vitalize}, {vitalise}].
Vitalize (v.) Make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man" [syn: {vitalize}, {vitalise}] [ant: {devitalise}, {devitalize}].
Vitally (adv.) 與生命有關地，致命地，緊要地 In a vital manner.
Vitally (adv.) To a vital degree; "this is vitally important."
Vitals (n. pl.) 重要器官，要害，命脈 Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain.