13-letter words containing v, a, s, c
- vasco da gama — Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- vascularities — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- venire facias — a writ directing the appropriate official to summon a jury.
- veraciousness — characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content: a veracious statement; a veracious account.
- vernacularism — a vernacular word or expression.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- vernier scale — Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- versification — the act of versifying.
- vesica piscis — an elliptical figure in pointed form, usually one made by the intersection of two arcs and used, especially in early Christian art, as an emblem of Christ.
- vicariousness — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- videocassette — a cassette enclosing a length of tape for video recording or reproduction.
- vinyl plastic — any of various plastics made from polymerized vinyl compounds or copolymers of vinyl and other resins, used in various molded or extruded products, coatings, adhesives, sizes, etc.
- visceral arch — Embryology. branchial arch.
- visiting card — calling card (def 1).
- visual acuity — acuteness of the vision as determined by a comparison with the normal ability to define certain letters at a given distance, usually 20 feet (6 meters). Abbreviation: V.
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- visual effect — Usually, visual effects. a special effect that is added to a film or video in post-production, as computer-generated imagery. Abbreviation: VFX.
- vivaciousness — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- vocationalism — the practice or policy of requiring vocational training of all college or high-school students.
- vocationalist — the practice or policy of requiring vocational training of all college or high-school students.
- volcanologist — the scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.
- voluntaristic — Philosophy. any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology.
- vraisemblance — verisimilitude; appearance of truth
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.