Vis

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vis \Vis\, n.
     1. Force; power.
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     2. (Law)
        (a) Physical force.


        (b) Moral power.
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     {Principle of vis viva} (Mech.), the principle that the
        difference between the aggregate work of the accelerating
        forces of a system and that of the retarding forces is
        equal to one half the vis viva accumulated or lost in the
        system while the work is being done.
  
     {Vis impressa} [L.] (Mech.), force exerted, as in moving a
        body, or changing the direction of its motion; impressed
        force.
  
     {Vis inertiae}. [L.]
        (a) The resistance of matter, as when a body at rest is
            set in motion, or a body in motion is brought to rest,
            or has its motion changed, either in direction or in
            velocity.
        (b) Inertness; inactivity.
  
     Note: Vis intertiae and inertia are not strictly synonymous.
           The former implies the resistance itself which is
           given, while the latter implies merely the property by
           which it is given.
  
     {Vis mortua} [L.] (Mech.), dead force; force doing no active
        work, but only producing pressure.
  
     {Vis vitae}, or {Vis vitalis} [L.] (Physiol.), vital force.
        
  
     {Vis viva} [L.] (Mech.), living force; the force of a body
        moving against resistance, or doing work, in distinction
        from vis mortua, or dead force; the kinetic energy of a
        moving body; the capacity of a moving body to do work by
        reason of its being in motion. See {Kinetic energy}, in
        the Note under {Energy}. The term vis viva is not usually
        understood to include that part of the kinetic energy of
        the body which is due to the vibrations of its molecules.
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From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  VIS
       Verlaessliche InformationsSysteme (GI)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  VIS
       Virtual Instruction Set (Sun, CPU)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  VIS
       Visual Interactive Simulation
       
       

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  VIS. A Latin word which signifies force. In law it means any kind of force, 
  violence, or disturbance, relating to a man's person or his property.