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Definition: MV |
MVNoun1. A unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt. 2. A radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium; Mv was formerly the symbol). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Mv |
Mining | Abbrev. for medium-volatile bituminous.See also:medium-volatile bituminous coal. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
MV | Danish | Maldiverne | Geography |
mv | Dutch | Mannelijk/vrouwelijk,man of vrouw | Social Sciences |
MV | English | Muzzle velocity | N/A |
MV | Finnish | Malediivit | Geography |
MV | French | Maladie vénérienne | N/A |
MV | German | Republik Malediven | Geography, Law |
MV | Greek | Μαλδίβες | Geography |
MV | Italian | Repubblica delle Maldive | Geography, Law |
MV | Portuguese | República das Maldivas | Geography |
MV | Spanish | Maldivas | Geography |
MV | Swedish | Maldiverna | Geography |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: MVSynonyms: atomic number 101 (n), mendelevium (n), millivolt (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: MV |
| English words defined with "mV": atomic number 101 ♦ Md, mendelevium. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "mV": mass-velocity ratio ♦ visual magnitude. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "MV" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Portuguese (Maldives, Republic of Maldives). |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | The MV Columbus Iselin grounded on Looe Key in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in August 1994. When the ship grounded it caused extensive damage to the reef. This image shows a huge swath of coral rubble at the impact site. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Padma MV, Behari M, Misra NK, Ahuja GK. Albendazole in single CT ring lesions in epilepsy. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Togo | In June the Government refused entry to the MV Alnar, a ship carrying Liberian migrants; however, the Navy helped the ship repair its propeller and provided food and water for the passengers and crew. (references) |
Worker Rights | Gabon | In April a Nigerian-registered ship, the MV Etireno, arrived at the port of Owendo in Libreville and was turned away by government authorities who suspected that illegal immigrants were aboard. (references) |
Togo | In March a Nigerian-registered ship, the MV Etireno, sailed from Cotonou, Benin; according to the international press, it carried as many as 250 children trafficked from West Africa to work as laborers and domestic servants in Gabon. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "MV" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 52.83% of the time. "MV" is used about 106 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 52.83% | 56 | 45,296 |
| Noun (common) | 47.17% | 50 | 48,117 |
| Total | 100.00% | 106 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | MV Sports Group PLC |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
mv agusta | 204 | sony micro mv | 8 |
mv | 130 | agusta f5 mv | 8 |
mv augusta | 74 | 22 mv | 7 |
moto mv | 69 | mv agusta brutale | 7 |
agusta moto mv | 69 | canon mv | 7 |
agusta moto mv uk | 65 | mv times | 7 |
moto mv uk | 65 | mv 90 | 7 |
f4 moto mv | 50 | agusta mv sale | 7 |
mv agusta f4 | 32 | mv transit | 7 |
mv transportation | 24 | mv voyager | 6 |
micro mv | 19 | 600i canon mv | 6 |
1 film fuji mv | 12 | 1 mv | 6 |
bill mv | 12 | agusta f4 mv spr | 6 |
600 canon mv | 10 | authority mv steamship | 6 |
mv agusta motorcycle | 10 | augusta f4 mv | 6 |
lady mv rose | 10 | 30 mv roland | 5 |
coho mv | 10 | actius mv | 5 |
1 fuji mv | 9 | mv nj | 5 |
mv sports | 8 | cgi mv verify.theworknumber.com | 5 |
doulos mv | 8 | mv triton | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "mV"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Chinese | å¸‚åœºä»·æ ¼. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | mvay милливольт (mv millivolt). (various references) | ||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words containing "mV": circumvallate, circumvallated, circumvallates, circumvallating, circumvallation, circumvallations, circumvent, circumvented, circumventing, circumvention, circumventions, circumvents, circumvolution, circumvolutions, decemvir, decemviral, decemvirate, decemvirates, decemviri, decemvirs, duumvir, duumvirate, duumvirates, duumviri, duumvirs, humvee, humvees, quadrumvir, quadrumvirate, quadrumvirates, quadrumvirs, triumvir, triumvirate, triumvirates, triumviri, triumvirs. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "m-v" | |
+1 letter: vim. | |
+2 letters: move, ovum, vamp, vims. | |
+3 letters: marvy, mauve, maven, mavie, mavin, mavis, moved, mover, moves, movie, vamps, velum, venom, vimen, vomer, vomit, vroom. | |
+4 letters: civism, favism, humvee, improv, maglev, marvel, mauves, mavens, mavies, mavins, mayvin, mikvah, mikveh, mikvos, mikvot, moshav, motive, movers, movies, moving, remove, revamp, vacuum, vagrom, vamose, vamped, vamper, vanman, vanmen, varoom, vellum, venoms, verism, vermes, vermin, vermis, victim, vimina, volume, vomers, vomica, vomito, vomits, vrooms. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 56 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- ...- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01010110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M V |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0056 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4756 |
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