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Vortex Fringe
- - The region immediately surrounding a disk moving flatwise through air; -- so called because the air has a cyclic motion as in vortex ring.
Vortex Theory
- - The theory, advanced by Thomson (Lord Kelvin) on the basis of investigation by Helmholtz, that the atoms are vortically moving ring-shaped masses (or masses of other forms having a similar internal motion) of a homogeneous, incompressible, frictionless fluid. Various properties of such atoms (vortex atoms) can be mathematically deduced. This theory is now (1998) obsolete, and has been superseded by quantum mechanics, which provides more accurate and detailed explanations of atomic behavior.
Voter Turnout
- noun - the total number of voters who participated; "they are expecting a large vote"
- the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote"
Voting System
- noun - a legal system for making democratic choices
Vouchsafement
- - The act of vouchsafing, or that which is vouchsafed; a gift or grant in condescension.
Voyeuristical
- adjective - of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism; "his voyeuristic pleasures"
Vraisemblance
- - The appearance of truth; verisimilitude.
Vulcan Powder
- - A dynamite composed of nitroglycerin (30 parts), sodium nitrate (52.5), charcoal (10.5), and sulphur (7), used in mining and blasting.
Vulcanisation
- noun - process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them
Vulcanization
- noun - process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them