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van der wall's force

Physics; General physics

General term for weak attractive intermolecular forces

vector quantity

Physics; General physics

A quantity, which needs both magnitude and direction to describe it.

velocity

Physics; General physics

Distance traveled by a body in a particular direction per unit time or the displacement of the body per unit time. It is a vector quantity.

vibration

Physics; General physics

A back and forth motion that repeats itself.

virtual image

Physics; General physics

An image formed when the reflected or refracted light rays appear to meet; this image cannot be projected on a screen.

volt

Physics; General physics

Unit of potential difference, equivalent to joule/coulomb.

voltage drop

Physics; General physics

The electric potential difference across a resistor or other part of a circuit that consumes power.

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