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Ve- Vector
- A quantity with a magnitude and a direction.
- Vee Engine
- One with two banks of in-line cylinders mounted with an angular separation on a common crankcase.
- Vehicle
- A means of transport, generally meaning an automobile.
- Vehicle Noise
- The noise produced by a land based vehicle that is radiated to the surrounding environment (exterior noise) or that is observed by the occupants of the vehicle (interior noise).
- Vein
- A blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.
- Velocity
- Velocity is a vector quantity that specifies the time rate of change of displacement with respect to a reference frame.
- Velocity Head
- The difference between dynamic pressure and static pressure.
- Velocity of Light in Vacuo
- c = 2.997924580x108 ms-1
- Velocity Pressure
- The difference between dynamic pressure and static pressure.
- Velocity Transducer
- An electrical/mechanical transducer whose output is directly proportional to the velocity of the measured unit.
- Vena Contracta
- Point where the flow becomes parallel.
- Venetian Red
- A permanent red pigment composed of ferric oxide and obtained by igniting ferrous sulphate.
- V Engine
- One with two banks of in-line cylinders mounted with an angular separation on a common crankcase.
- Ventilation
- The controlled exchange of air.
- Venturi
- A short constriction in a tube between two longer tapered portions that are usually of unequal length but terminate with the same diameter.
- Venturi Giovanni
- Italian physicist responsible for the venturi.
- Venus
- The second planet from the sun in our solar system
- Verdigris
- A mixture of acetates of copper used in making some green pigments.
- Vermilion
- Mercury Sulphide, used as a red pigment, also known as cinnabar.
- Vernier
- An auxiliary scale, invented by Pierre Vernier, which enables the reading of the smallest divisions of a graduated scale.
- Vernier Caliper
- The vernier caliper provides the three basic functions of inner, outer and depth gauge.
- Vernier Engine
- A small rocket engine that is used for fine adjustment.
- Versus
- As a function of, as distance versus time.
- Vertical
- The direction of gravity at the point of observation.
- Vertical Angles
- Two angles that share a common vertex and whose sides form 2 lines.
- Vertical Line
- A line that goes straight up and down, and whose slope is defined as infinite or undefined.
- Very High Frequency
- Radio frequencies that are between 30 to 300 MHz.
- Very Large Scale Integration
- An integrated crcuit with 100,000 to 1,000,000 components.
- Very Low Frequency
- Radio Frequencies from 3 kHz to 30 kHz.
- Vestigial Sideband
- The transmitted portion of the sideband which has been largely suppressed by a transducer.
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