Meanings
nounIPV (uncountable)
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of inactivated polio vaccine.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of intimate partner violence.
The most prevalent form of VAWG (as already stated) is IPV, not rape in public by a non-partner (which most firewood rapes are classed as) or conflict rape.
2021, Tamsin Bradley, Janet Gruber, Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
Similar
Salk vaccine
Broader
poliovirus vaccine
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French VPI
- VPIabbreviation for 'inactivated polio vaccine'
Cite this entry
APA
IPV. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IPV
MLA
“IPV.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IPV. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “IPV,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IPV.
Source: IPV on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.