10-letter words containing vo
- voltairian — (François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- voltameter — a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a current by the amount of such decomposition in a given time.
- voltampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- volte-face — a turnabout, especially a reversal of opinion or policy.
- volubility — characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative: a voluble spokesman for the cause.
- volumetric — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- voluminous — forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
- voluptuary — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.
- voluptuous — full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment: a voluptuous life.
- volutation — the action of rotation or inducing rotation
- vomitorium — vomitory (def 5).
- von bekesy — Georg [gey-awrg;; Hungarian ge-awrg] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg;; Hungarian ˈgɛ ɔrg/ (Show IPA), 1899–1972, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary: Nobel Prize in medicine 1961.
- von karman — Theodore, 1881–1963, U.S. scientist and aeronautical engineer, born in Hungary.
- voraginous — related to an abyss or whirlpool
- vorarlberg — a province in W Austria. 1004 sq. mi. (2600 sq. km). Capital: Bregenz.
- voroshilov — Kliment Efremovich [klyi-myent yi-frye-muh-vyich] /klyɪˈmyɛnt yɪˈfryɛ mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1969, Soviet general: president of the Soviet Union 1953–60.
- vorticella — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Vorticella, having a transparent, bell-shaped body with a retractile stalk.
- vote-loser — an unpopular action that has the possibility of deterring voters from voting for a particular person or party
- vouchering — a person or thing that vouches.
- vox humana — a pipe-organ stop designed to produce tones resembling those of the human voice.
- vox populi — the voice of the people; popular opinion. Abbreviation. vox pop.
- voyageable — able to be traversed
- water vole — A water vole is a small furry animal that can swim. Water voles live in holes in the banks of rivers.
- yenakiyevo — a city in E Ukraine: suburb of Donetsk.