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The writer cannot abandon himself simply to inspiration, and feign innocence vis a vis language, because language is never innocent.
Juan Goytisolo

Meaning of "vis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VIS

vis  [vɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vis in the English dictionary

The definition of vis in the dictionary is power, force, or strength.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIS

virusoid
vis major
Vis.
visa
visage
visagiste
Visakhapatnam
Visayan
Visayan Islands
Visby
Visc.
viscacha
viscachera
viscaria
viscera
visceral
viscerally
viscerate
visceromotor
visceroptoses

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIS

analysis
axis
basis
bis
crisis
Davis
dis
Francis
gratis
Harris
his
Illinois
is
lewis
louis
of his
palais
Paris
polis
this

Synonyms and antonyms of vis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIS

Find out the translation of vis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

VIS
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vis
570 millions of speakers

English

vis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विज़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فيما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отношению
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

可視
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெருக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Vis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

vis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відношенню
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έναντι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

emot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIS»

The term «vis» is very widely used and occupies the 5.658 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vis

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QUOTES WITH «VIS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vis.
1
Juan Goytisolo
The writer cannot abandon himself simply to inspiration, and feign innocence vis a vis language, because language is never innocent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIS»

Discover the use of vis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
UV-VIS Spectroscopy and Its Applications
The volume is an invaluable source of information on UV-VIS spectroscopy and its applications for specialists and non-specialists.
Heinz-Helmut Perkampus, 2012
2
Derrida Vis-à-vis Lacan: Interweaving Deconstruction and ...
This book argues, however, that the logical structure underpinning Lacanian psychoanalytic theory is a complex, paradoxical relationality that corresponds to Derrida's plural logic of the aporia.Andrea Hurst begins by linking this logic to ...
Andrea Margaret Hurst, 2008
3
The Vis Book: A Participant's Guide to the Willem C. Vis ...
This book is about the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. The Vis Moot is...well...hmmm.... That is just the problem. The Moot is an extraordinary phenomenon that cannot be summed up in a few lines, even by way of ...
Janet Walker, 2008
4
L-vis Lives!: Racemusic Poems
"L-vis Lives!" in this poetic novella on the collision or race, art, and appropriation in American culture.
Kevin Coval, 2011
5
Vis & Ramin
This remarkable work has now been superbly translated into heroic couplets (the closest metrical equivalent of the Persian) by the poet and scholar Dick Davis.
Fakhraddin Gorgani, Fakhr al-Dīn Gurgānī, Dick Davis, 2008
6
Scientific Attitude Vis-A-Vis Scientific Aptitude
The diagnosis, conclusions, discussions and suggestions offered in this book will help the students, teachers, researchers, educationist and planners in properly developing the scientific attitude and scientific aptitude utilizing all the ...
D.Bhaskara Rao, 2003
7
The Vis Book: A Participant's Guide to the Willem C. Vis ...
Written by participants in, and describing the full range of activities at, the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, an annual international moot court competition held in Vienna, Austria.
Janet Walker, 2008
8
UV-VIS atlas of organic compounds
Of particular importance for analytical problems (e.g., in HPLC with UV detection), this reference work will be of great use in laboratories and institutes in the fields of chemistry, physics, biology, and clinical chemistry.
Heinz-Helmut Perkampus, 1992
9
Change Management Vis--Vis Human Resource Management
Contents: Introduction, Review of Literature, Change Management and its Implications on Human Resource Management, Profile of Sample Units, Analysis of Survey Results: Manufacturing Sector, Analysis of Survey Results: Service Sector, ...
Kumari V.K. Shyni, 2005
10
Vis À Vis: Fieldnotes on Poetry & Wilderness
This book collects three essays on this relationship, together with new and previously published poems that further demonstrate these ideas.
Don McKay, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vis is used in the context of the following news items.
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"Vis-à-Vis" art exhibition in Denver has a lot to say about who we are
Artist Melissa Furness stacks 300 paintings in a pile for her piece in the exhibit Vis-à-Vis at the McNichols Building in Civic Center. (Ray Rinaldi, The Denver ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
2
VIS participates in Pennies for Patients
“It's fun to try to get them outside of themselves and thinking about other people,” said VIS counselor Janey Patty. “Service projects are a great way to learn about ... «Shelby County Reporter, Jun 15»
3
North Cross advances to VIS boys tennis semifinals with 9-0 win …
Tandem Friends School of Charlottesville came to Roanoke County on Tuesday ready to compete with North Cross in the VIS Division II boys tennis tournament. «Roanoke Times, May 15»
4
North Cross basketball's season ends in VIS quarterfinal loss to …
North Cross was trying to add the VIS boys basketball championship to the state soccer title the school won last fall. Instead, the Raiders got ousted from the ... «Roanoke Times, Feb 15»
5
CCD and VIS-SWIR cameras
Raptor Photonics will display the Eagle V deep-cooled CCD camera (pictured) and the Ninox VIS-SWIR InGaAs camera at SPIE Photonics West 2015, 7-12 ... «SPIE Newsroom, Jan 15»
6
Schoolchildren wear hi-vis jackets so friend with severe eye …
Little Max Thompson's school pals have to wear hi-vis jackets so he can see them in the playground. The youngster suffers from the rare condition Nystagmus ... «Mirror.co.uk, Dec 14»
7
Cycle safety: Chris Boardman is wrong about high-vis jackets
According to Mr Boardman, issues around the compulsory use of cycling helmets and the wearing of high-vis clothing are detracting from the real debate that ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
8
QB Pyle has Roanoke Catholic marching into VIS championship game
Roanoke Catholic senior Vincent Pyle has thrown for 688 yards with 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions on fewer than nine attempts per game in the ... «Roanoke Times, Nov 14»
9
Vis à Vis brings French flair to Brighton Beach
In Brooklyn, the traditional Russian enclave of Brighton Beach is getting its first upscale “global contemporary” restaurant, the French-influenced Vis à Vis. «New York Post, Nov 14»
10
Premier League high-visibility winter ball set to be used for the first …
Winter is coming. And with it, the return of the hi-vis ball to the Premier League. With a chill in the air and the clocks going back, all ten of this weekend's Premier ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»

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