Vespula
         n 1: sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps
               [syn: {Vespula}, {genus Vespula}]

English Dictionary: Vokabularium	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vespula maculata n North American hornet [syn: bald-faced hornet, {white- faced hornet}, Vespula maculata]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vespula maculifrons n small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground Synonym(s): yellow jacket, yellow hornet, Vespula maculifrons
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vespula vulgaris n a variety of vespid wasp [syn: common wasp, {Vespula vulgaris}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vicia villosa n European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops Synonym(s): hairy vetch, hairy tare, Vicia villosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visibility n quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog" Synonym(s): visibility, visibleness Antonym(s): invisibility, invisibleness degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election" Synonym(s): visibility, profile capability of providing a clear unobstructed view; "a windshield with good visibility"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visible adj capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files" Synonym(s): visible, seeable Antonym(s): invisible, unseeable obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression" present and easily available; "the cash on hand is adequate for current needs"; "emergency police were on hand in case of trouble"; "a visible supply"; "visible resources"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visible balance n the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports" Synonym(s): balance of trade, trade balance, visible balance, trade gap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visible horizon n the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet [syn: horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skyline]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visible light n (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" Synonym(s): light, visible light, visible radiation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visible radiation n (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" Synonym(s): light, visible light, visible radiation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visible spectrum n the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism Synonym(s): visible spectrum, color spectrum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visible speech n a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visibleness n quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog" Synonym(s): visibility, visibleness Antonym(s): invisibility, invisibleness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visibly adv in a visible manner; "he was visibly upset" [ant: invisibly] so as to be visible; "the sign was visibly displayed"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vocable n a word that is spoken aloud Synonym(s): vocable, spoken word
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vocabulary n a listing of the words used in some enterprise a language user's knowledge of words Synonym(s): vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexicon the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vespillo \Ves*pil"lo\, n.; pl. {Vespilloes}. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)       One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for       burial.                   Like vespilloes or grave makers.            --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vespillo \Ves*pil"lo\, n.; pl. {Vespilloes}. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)       One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for       burial.                   Like vespilloes or grave makers.            --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visibility \Vis`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. visibilitas: cf. F.       visibilit[82].]       The quality or state of being visible.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visible \Vis"i*ble\, a. [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to       see: cf. F. visible. See {Vision}.]       1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen;             perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot             is visible on white paper.                         Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible                      and invisible.                                    --Bk. of Com.                                                                               Prayer.                         Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young.          2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak.                         The factions at court were greater, or more visible,                      than before.                                       --Clarendon.          {Visible church} (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on             earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as             contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church,             consisting of sanctified persons.          {Visible horizon}. Same as {Apparent horizon}, under             {Apparent}. -- {Vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visible \Vis"i*ble\, a. [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to       see: cf. F. visible. See {Vision}.]       1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen;             perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot             is visible on white paper.                         Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible                      and invisible.                                    --Bk. of Com.                                                                               Prayer.                         Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young.          2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak.                         The factions at court were greater, or more visible,                      than before.                                       --Clarendon.          {Visible church} (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on             earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as             contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church,             consisting of sanctified persons.          {Visible horizon}. Same as {Apparent horizon}, under             {Apparent}. -- {Vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visible \Vis"i*ble\, a. [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to       see: cf. F. visible. See {Vision}.]       1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen;             perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot             is visible on white paper.                         Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible                      and invisible.                                    --Bk. of Com.                                                                               Prayer.                         Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young.          2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak.                         The factions at court were greater, or more visible,                      than before.                                       --Clarendon.          {Visible church} (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on             earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as             contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church,             consisting of sanctified persons.          {Visible horizon}. Same as {Apparent horizon}, under             {Apparent}. -- {Vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horizon \Ho*ri"zon\, n. [F., fr. L. horizon, fr. Gr. [?] (sc.       [?]) the bounding line, horizon, fr. [?] to bound, fr. [?]       boundary, limit.]       1. The circle which bounds that part of the earth's surface             visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent             junction of the earth and sky.                         And when the morning sun shall raise his car Above                      the border of this horizon.               --Shak.                         All the horizon round Invested with bright rays.                                                                               --Milton.          2. (Astron.)             (a) A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and                   at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a                   plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place;                   called distinctively the sensible horizon.             (b) A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place,                   and passing through the earth's center; -- called also                   {rational [or] celestial horizon}.             (c) (Naut.) The unbroken line separating sky and water, as                   seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being                   visible.          3. (Geol.) The epoch or time during which a deposit was made.                         The strata all over the earth, which were formed at                      the same time, are said to belong to the same                      geological horizon.                           --Le Conte.          4. (Painting) The chief horizontal line in a picture of any             sort, which determines in the picture the height of the             eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the             representation of the natural horizon corresponds with             this line.          {Apparent horizon}. See under {Apparent}.          {Artificial horizon}, a level mirror, as the surface of             mercury in a shallow vessel, or a plane reflector adjusted             to the true level artificially; -- used chiefly with the             sextant for observing the double altitude of a celestial             body.          {Celestial horizon}. (Astron.) See def. 2, above.          {Dip of the horizon} (Astron.), the vertical angle between             the sensible horizon and a line to the visible horizon,             the latter always being below the former.          {Rational horizon}, and {Sensible horizon}. (Astron.) See             def. 2, above.          {Visible horizon}. See definitions 1 and 2, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visible speech \Vis"i*ble speech"\ (Phon.)       A system of characters invented by Prof. Alexander Melville       Bell to represent all sounds that may be uttered by the       speech organs, and intended to be suggestive of the position       of the organs of speech in uttering them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visible \Vis"i*ble\, a. [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to       see: cf. F. visible. See {Vision}.]       1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen;             perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot             is visible on white paper.                         Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible                      and invisible.                                    --Bk. of Com.                                                                               Prayer.                         Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young.          2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak.                         The factions at court were greater, or more visible,                      than before.                                       --Clarendon.          {Visible church} (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on             earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as             contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church,             consisting of sanctified persons.          {Visible horizon}. Same as {Apparent horizon}, under             {Apparent}. -- {Vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visible \Vis"i*ble\, a. [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to       see: cf. F. visible. See {Vision}.]       1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen;             perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot             is visible on white paper.                         Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible                      and invisible.                                    --Bk. of Com.                                                                               Prayer.                         Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young.          2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak.                         The factions at court were greater, or more visible,                      than before.                                       --Clarendon.          {Visible church} (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on             earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as             contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church,             consisting of sanctified persons.          {Visible horizon}. Same as {Apparent horizon}, under             {Apparent}. -- {Vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vocable \Vo"ca*ble\, n. [L. vocabulum an appellation,       designation, name, fr. vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, a       voice, a word: cf. F. vocable. See {Voice}.]       A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as       composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its       meaning.                   Swamped near to drowning in a tide of ingenious                vocables.                                                --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vocabulary \Vo*cab"u*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Vocabularies}. [LL.       vocabularium, vocabularius: cf. F. vocabulaire. See       {Vocable}.]       1. A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical             order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a             whole language, a single work or author, a branch of             science, or the like; a word-book.          2. A sum or stock of words employed.                         His vocabulary seems to have been no larger than was                      necessary for the transaction of business.                                                                               --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vocabulary \Vo*cab"u*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Vocabularies}. [LL.       vocabularium, vocabularius: cf. F. vocabulaire. See       {Vocable}.]       1. A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical             order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a             whole language, a single work or author, a branch of             science, or the like; a word-book.          2. A sum or stock of words employed.                         His vocabulary seems to have been no larger than was                      necessary for the transaction of business.                                                                               --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vocabulist \Vo*cab"u*list\, n. [Cf. F. vocabuliste.]       The writer or maker of a vocabulary; a lexicographer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voiceful \Voice"ful\, a.       Having a voice or vocal quality; having a loud voice or many       voices; vocal; sounding.                   Beheld the Iliad and the Odyssey Rise to the swelling                of the voiceful sea.                              --Coleridge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voyageable \Voy"age*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. voyageable.]       That may be sailed over, as water or air; navigable.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vacaville, CA (city, FIPS 81554)       Location: 38.36227 N, 121.96605 W       Population (1990): 71479 (23660 housing units)       Area: 58.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 95687, 95688
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VCC filtering          A technique for reducing the amount of {Radio       Frequency Interference} spread via power supply connections.       {VCC} is a common name for the non-{ground} power supply line       in circuits based on {bipolar transistors}.          When part of a circuit generates lots of radio-frequency       noise, that portion of the {power plane} can be isolated from       the rest of the circuit and power delivered to it via a {low       pass filter}, usually a {PI filter}, as shown in the diagram       below.                   source   ________inductor_________   load          |                        |                capacitor            capacitor          |                        |                ground               ground          This helps to shield the rest of the circuit from the noise       generated by the load.          (1998-01-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
visible bell          (Or "visual bell") A program option (whether       in a terminal program, {termcap} setting, or as a       {stand-alone} program) which outputs the {bell} {character       code} as a visual signal (e.g., a flashing status bar or menu       bar).          Generally intended for deaf or hearing-disabled users who       couldn't hear the normal auditory beep; also widely used by       users who simply don't want their machines {feep}ing at them       or disturbing other users.          [Implementations?]          (1997-04-07)