Etymology

V-

Today it means: Referring to an internal combustion engine piston cylinder configuration, where the cylinders are aligned in a V-like shape, in which there is an acute angle between the cylinders, and the bottom of the cylinder, where the crank is, is the bottom of the V, and the top of the cylinder is where the fuel, intake and exhaust ports are located. Full definition →

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V- · prefix1

From the shape of the letter v/V.

V- · prefix2

Clipping of Vietnamese.

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