9-letter words containing c, o, e, v, a
- suboctave — an octave below another octave
- vacuolate — having a vacuole or vacuoles.
- vancouver — George, 1758–98, English explorer.
- vasectomy — excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.
- vaxectomy — (jargon) /vak-sek't*-mee/ (By analogy with "vasectomy") Removal of a VAX. DEC's Microvaxen, especially, are much slower than newer RISC-based workstations such as the SPARC. Thus, if one knows one has a replacement coming, VAX removal can be cause for celebration.
- vectorial — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- veracious — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- videocast — a television broadcast of the video only.
- vinaceous — of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.
- vitaceous — belonging to the Vitaceae, the grape family of plants.
- vitascope — one of the first motion-picture projectors, developed by Thomas Edison.
- viva voce — by word of mouth; orally.
- vocalised — to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
- vocalness — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- voicemail — an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
- volcanize — to affect or alter by volcanic heat or action.
- volcanoes — a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.
- vouchsafe — to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply to a question.