vis-a-vis (noun)
1vis major — noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God • Syn: ↑act of God, ↑force majeure, ↑inevitable accident, ↑unavoidable casualty • Hypernyms …
2vis a tergo — ˌvisəˈtər(ˌ)gō noun (plural vires a tergo) Etymology: Latin : a force acting from behind the vis a tergo imparted by the heart and transmitted through the arteries Science * * * vis a tergo /ā tûrˈgō or ä terˈgō/ noun Compulsion from behind …
3Vis|ta — «VIHS tuh», noun. 1. a view seen through a narrow opening or passage: »The opening between the two rows of trees afforded a vista of the lake. 2. such an opening or passage itself: »a shady vista of elms. 3. Figurative. a) a mental view:… …
4vis|ta — «VIHS tuh», noun. 1. a view seen through a narrow opening or passage: »The opening between the two rows of trees afforded a vista of the lake. 2. such an opening or passage itself: »a shady vista of elms. 3. Figurative. a) a mental view:… …
5vis´i|ble|ness — vis|i|ble «VIHZ uh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. a) that can be seen: »The shore was barely visible through the fog. SYNONYM(S): distinct. b) that can be converted, often from one of various forms of energy, into electrical energy in order to… …
6vis|i|ble — «VIHZ uh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. a) that can be seen: »The shore was barely visible through the fog. SYNONYM(S): distinct. b) that can be converted, often from one of various forms of energy, into electrical energy in order to be made… …
7Vis|it|a|tion — «VIHZ uh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of visiting. SYNONYM(S): visit, call. 2. the act of visiting for the purpose of making an official inspection or examination. A nation at war has the right of visitation of neutral ships; that is, the right… …
8vis|it|a|tion — «VIHZ uh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of visiting. SYNONYM(S): visit, call. 2. the act of visiting for the purpose of making an official inspection or examination. A nation at war has the right of visitation of neutral ships; that is, the right… …
9vis´cid|ness — vis|cid «VIHS ihd», adjective. 1. thick and sticky like heavy syrup or glue; sticky; glutinous; adhesive; viscous. SYNONYM(S): mucilaginous. 2. Botany. covered with a sticky secretion: »viscid leaves. ╂[< …
10vis´cid|ly — vis|cid «VIHS ihd», adjective. 1. thick and sticky like heavy syrup or glue; sticky; glutinous; adhesive; viscous. SYNONYM(S): mucilaginous. 2. Botany. covered with a sticky secretion: »viscid leaves. ╂[< …
