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V-

V- prefix: referring to an internal combustion engine piston cylinder configuration, where the cylinders are aligned in a V-like shape, in which there is an acute angle between the cylinders, and the bottom of the cylinder, where the crank is, is the bottom of the V, and the top of the cylinder is where the fuel, intake and exhaust ports are located.

Prefix (1)

V-

  1. Referring to an internal combustion engine piston cylinder configuration, where the cylinders are aligned in a V-like shape, in which there is an acute angle between the cylinders, and the bottom of the cylinder, where the crank is, is the bottom of the V, and the top of the cylinder is where the fuel, intake and exhaust ports are located.

Prefix (2)

V-

  1. Vietnamese; used to form nouns relating to the (popular) culture of Vietnam.

Origin of V-

From the shape of the letter v/V.

Clipping of Vietnamese.

Words formed from V-

Questions about V-

What does V- mean?
V- means referring to an internal combustion engine piston cylinder configuration, where the cylinders are aligned in a V-like shape, in which there is an acute angle between the cylinders, and the bottom of the cylinder, where the crank is, is the bottom of the V, and the top of the cylinder is where the fuel, intake and exhaust ports are located.
What part of speech is V-?
V- is a prefix.

Words near V- in the dictionary

  1. V triads
  2. v&
  3. V&A
  4. v's
  5. V*
  6. V-
  7. V-1
  8. V-10
  9. V-12
  10. V-16
  11. V-16s

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