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lv

lv is the initialism of latent variable.

lv is the initialism of launch vehicle.

lv is the initialism of left ventricle.

lv is the abbreviation of level.

lv is the initialism of liquid volume.

lv is the initialism of local volume.

Meaning of latent variable

Noun

latent variable (plural latent variables)

  1. A variable that is not directly measured but is inferred by means of a mathematical model from one or more directly observed variables.
    • Each of these is a latent variable, which is measured by one or more observable variables.1995, J. Tague-Sutcliffe, L. Vaughan, C. Sylvain, “Using LISREL to Measure the Impact of Information on Development: London Site Pilot Study”, in Paul McConnell, editor, Making a Difference...
    Synonyms:
    hidden variable, hypothetical construct, hypothetical variable

Meaning of launch vehicle

Noun

launch vehicle (plural launch vehicles)

  1. A vehicle for transporting objects into space, usually a rocket.
    Synonyms:
    LV

Proper noun (1) capitalized: LV

LV

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Las Vegas: a city in Nevada, United States.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Lehigh Valley.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Louis Vuitton.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of LabVIEW.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of LaserVision.
  6. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Liverpool Victoria: a British insurance company.
    • As we have said before, never accept an AA increase – if you phone up and threaten to leave they will, in our experience, drop it back to the previous price. Or better still, just keep switching provider each year. LV’s cover is a good alternative.2020 January 1, Miles Brignall, “Sit back, do nothing and the AA will double your bill”, in The Guardian

Noun (1) capitalized: LV

LV (countable and uncountable, plural LVs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of launch vehicle.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of left ventricle.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of latent variable.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of logical volume.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of light value.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of likely voter.
  7. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of level.

Phrase capitalized: LV

LV

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of length varies.

Verb capitalized: LV

LV

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of laissez vibrer/let vibrate.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Lv

Lv

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Leviticus.

Noun (2) capitalized: Lv

Lv (plural Lvs)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of level.
    Synonyms:
    L., L, LVL, Lvl.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Lv

Lv

  1. A surname.
    • The chief judge of the Dashiqiao city at Yingkou, China's Northeast Liaoning province, said Lv Dong ran the online gambling as a general agent by exploiting overseas network "Winning Goal" from September 2008 to March 2009.2010 January 22, “Former Chinese footballer jailed for 3 years”, in China Daily, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2010
    • The development in tourism industry also promoted regional economic transformation and development. Located in Qinling-Bashan Mountains, Ningshaan County in Ankang has 28 tourism projects under construction at present with total investment of RMB 38 billion yuan. “In the past decade, the proportion...2017 May 12, “Shaanxi “Happiness Industry” as a New Way to Enrich the People and Develop the Province”, in The Government Website of Shaanxi Province, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2022

Synonyms of lv

Forms of lv

Noun
plurallvs
pluralLVs
pluralLvs
alternative formLv.
alternative formlv.
alternative formlv
Proper noun
alternative formL.V.
alternative formL. V.

Origin of lv

From a modified form of the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 呂 /吕 (Lǚ); connected with the practice of using the letter v as a substitute for ü in pinyin keyboard input schemes.

Words formed from lv

Questions about lv

What does lv mean?
Lv means a surname.
What is lv the initialism of?
Lv is the initialism of latent variable.
What part of speech is lv?
Lv can be a proper noun, a noun, a phrase or a verb.

Words near lv in the dictionary

  1. luzzus
  2. Luzón
  3. Luír Cheltchair
  4. luópán
  5. luópáns
  6. lv
  7. LV-ROM
  8. LV-ROMs
  9. lvalue
  10. lvalues
  11. LVC

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: lv (page history and authors); LV (page history and authors); Lv (page history and authors); latent variable (page history and authors); launch vehicle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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