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MV

Definition: MV

MV

Noun

1. 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.
 


Specialty Definition: MV

DomainDefinition

Computing

Mv The country code for Maldives. (1999-01-27). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Mining

Abbrev. for medium-volatile bituminous.See also:medium-volatile bituminous coal. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: MV

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.
EntrySourceExpressionField

MV

DanishMaldiverneGeography

mv

DutchMannelijk/vrouwelijk,man of vrouwSocial Sciences

MV

EnglishMuzzle velocityN/A

MV

FinnishMalediivitGeography

MV

FrenchMaladie vénérienneN/A

MV

GermanRepublik MaledivenGeography, Law

MV

GreekΜαλδίβεςGeography

MV

ItalianRepubblica delle MaldiveGeography, Law

MV

PortugueseRepública das MaldivasGeography

MV

SpanishMaldivasGeography

MV

SwedishMaldivernaGeography

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: MV

Synonyms: atomic number 101 (n), mendelevium (n), millivolt (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: MV

English words defined with "mV": atomic number 101Md, mendelevium. (references)
Specialty definitions using "mV": mass-velocity ratiovisual 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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Commercial Usage: MV

DomainTitle

References

  • MV Sports Group PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Moto Mv Agusta: A History of the Marque from the Birth to the Renaissance With a Complete Catalogue of Both Production and Racing Models (reference)

  • MV Agusta America (reference)

  • MV Agusta Fours : The Complete Story (reference)

  • Mv Derbyshire Formal Investigation: Merchant Shipping ACT 1894 Report of Court 8075 (reference)

  • MV Engineering Design (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: MV

ThumbnailDescription & 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.

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Non-Fiction Usage: MV

SubjectTopicQuote

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.

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Usage Frequency: MV

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)52.83%5645,296
Noun (common)47.17%5048,117
                    Total100.00%106N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: MV

CountryName
United Kingdom

MV Sports Group PLC

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: MV

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
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.

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Modern Translation: MV

Language Translations for "mV"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

å¸‚åœºä»·æ ¼. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

mvay

   

Russian 

  

милливольт (mv millivolt). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: MV

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).

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Anagrams: MV

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.

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Alternative Orthography: MV


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 56

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

--    ...-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01010110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#86

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0056

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4756

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Names: Company Usage
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Abbreviations
12. Acronyms
13. Derivations
14. Anagrams
15. Orthography
16. Bibliography


  

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