Meanings
plural CVs · alternative C.V. · alternative C. V.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of curriculum vitae.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenauticalInitialism of construction vessel
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenauticalInitialism of container vessel; a container ship
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableautomotiveInitialism of commercial vehicle
- abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of cellevision.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableanimeInitialism of character's voice (“voice actor”).
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of cardinal vowel.
- UScountableuncountablegovernmentaircraft carrier (“Cruiser Voler”), a diesel-powered warship launching and landing heavier than air flying vehicles (a nuclear-powered one is a CVN)
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableastronomyInitialism of cataclysmic variable.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of countervailing.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemathematicsInitialism of cross-validation.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of coronavirus.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of conduction velocity.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableengineeringInitialism of constant velocity.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableengineeringEllipsis of CV joint.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of computer vision.
alternative C.V. · alternative C. V.
- abbreviationAbbreviation of Carmel Valley, a city in San Diego county, immediately inland from Del Mar.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchvoler“to fly”
- Englishcharacter+voice
- JapaneseCV
- EnglishCV
Abbreviation. * (anime, Japanimation): From Japanese CV (CV), from English character+voice * (aircraft carrier): Initialism of cruiser (“croiseur”) + French voler (“to fly”).
More words from Japanese, English, French
Full word history & related roots →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
CV. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CV
“CV.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CV. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CV,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CV.
Source: CV on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.