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MV

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mv mean? 

MV (noun)
  The noun MV has 2 senses:

1. a unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a voltplay

2. a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)play

  Familiarity information: MV used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MV (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

millivolt; mV

Hypernyms ("mV" is a kind of...):

potential unit (a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground))

Holonyms ("mV" is a part of...):

V; volt (a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 101; Md; mendelevium; Mv

Hypernyms ("Mv" is a kind of...):

chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)


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