vis

Force; energy; might; power.

Adjective

  1. Clipping of visual.

Forms

viz

Noun abbreviation, alt of

  1. Clipping of visualization.
  2. Clipping of visual.
  3. Clipping of visibility.

Forms

vises viz

Derived

hi-vis pre-vis

Noun abbreviation, alt of

  1. Abbreviation of viscount.

Noun Entry 4

  1. Force; energy; might; power.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vīsbor. English vis Borrowed from Latin vīs.

Forms

vires

Related

vim virial

Derived

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

Noun alt of, alternative

  1. Alternative spelling of viss.

Origin

From Tamil வீசை (vīcai) and/or Telugu వీసె (vīse).

Forms

visses

Verb

  1. Clipping of visualize.

Forms

viss vising vised viz

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