Vis
[vis]
Definition
(n.) Force; power.
(n.) Physical force.
(n.) Moral power.
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Definition
n. an indorsement on a passport denoting that it has been officially examined and that the bearer may proceed on his journey.—v.t. to indorse a passport.—Also Visa (vē′za).
n. force: power:—pl. Vī′res.—Vis inerti inertia: sluggishness; Vis mortua force of pressure dead force; Vis viva living force equal to the mass of a moving body multiplied by the square of its velocity.
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Examples
- No, whispered he, Deerhurst brought me with him, and I desired my coachman to follow, with my _vis-à-vis. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I, too, have heard of his gallant feats of prowess in chariots and _vis-à-vis! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- John Sykes will be your _vis-à-vis_, and you will sit with your back towards us. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- With a fearful projection of the under-lip, implying an impetus of scorn the most decided, he broke out-- Je vis dans un trou! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- His inventions in this line were directed to the best means of utilising and controlling the force of springs, his motto being _ut tensio sic vis_, (as the tension is so is the force. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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