English Explanatory Dictionary

vis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Force; energy; might; power.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of viscount.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of viss.
adj
  1. Clipping of visual.
verb
  1. Clipping of visualize.
noun
  1. Clipping of visualization.
  2. Clipping of visual.
  3. Clipping of visibility.
name
  1. A town on the eponymous island in the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. It has a population of 1,934 residents (as of 2011)
  2. An island of the Adriatic Sea.
noun
  1. plural of VI

Pronunciation

/vɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vis.wav

Word forms

vis vires visses viz viss vising vised vises

Etymology

From Latin vīs.

Related words

vim virial

Derived words

vis absoluta vis activa vis a tergo vis comica vis compulsiva vis impressa vis inertiae vis major vis medicatrix naturae vis mortua vis motrix vis passiva vis vitae vis vitalis vis viva hi-vis pre-vis
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