CV

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noun

aircraft carrier (“Cruiser Voler”), a diesel-powered warship launching and landing heavier than air flying vehicles (a nuclear-powered one is a CVN)

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Meanings

nounCV (countable and uncountable, plural CVs)

plural CVs · alternative C.V. · alternative C. V.

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of curriculum vitae.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of combat vehicle.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenauticalInitialism of construction vessel
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenauticalInitialism of container vessel; a container ship
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableautomotiveInitialism of commercial vehicle
  6. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of cellevision.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of catalog value.
  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableanimeInitialism of character's voice (“voice actor”).
  9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of cardinal vowel.
  10. UScountableuncountablegovernmentaircraft carrier (“Cruiser Voler”), a diesel-powered warship launching and landing heavier than air flying vehicles (a nuclear-powered one is a CVN)
  11. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableastronomyInitialism of cataclysmic variable.
  12. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of countervailing.
  13. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemathematicsInitialism of cross-validation.
  14. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of coronavirus.
  15. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of cytolytic vaginosis.
  16. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of conduction velocity.
  17. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableengineeringInitialism of constant velocity.
    1. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableengineeringEllipsis of CV joint.
  18. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of computer vision.
  19. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableamong vorarephilesInitialism of cock vore.
proper noun

alternative C.V. · alternative C. V.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Carmel Valley, a city in San Diego county, immediately inland from Del Mar.
adjectiveCV (not comparable)

alternative C.V. · alternative C. V.

  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemedicineInitialism of cardiovascular.

    CV disease; CV risk

  2. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableanatomyInitialism of costovertebral.

    CV angle

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna summary of your academic and work history

adjectivebeing five more than one hundred

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one hundred five105cardinal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchvoler“to fly”
  2. Englishcharacter+voice
  3. JapaneseCV
  4. EnglishCV

Abbreviation. * (anime, Japanimation): From Japanese CV (CV), from English character+voice * (aircraft carrier): Initialism of cruiser (“croiseur”) + French voler (“to fly”).

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Translations

Afrikaans CV
  • CVcurriculum vitae
Catalan cv
  • cvcurriculum vitae
Czech sívíčko
  • sívíčkocurriculum vitae
Finnish ansioluettelo, CV
  • ansioluettelocurriculum vitae
  • CVcurriculum vitae
French CV, PA
  • CVcurriculum vitae
  • PAaircraft carrier
Greek ΒΣ
  • ΒΣcurriculum vitae
Polish cefałka, curriculum vitae
  • cefałkacurriculum vitae
  • curriculum vitaecurriculum vitae
  • CVcurriculum vitae
  • życioryscurriculum vitae
Spanish cv
  • cvcurriculum vitae
Swedish cv
  • cvcurriculum vitae
Cite this entry
APA

CV. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CV

MLA

“CV.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CV. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CV,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CV.

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