Meanings
plural PVs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismcontrol theoryInitialism of process variable.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of pharmacovigilance.
- JapanabbreviationcountableinitialismInitialism of promotional video.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismgrammarInitialism of phrasal verb.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismanatomyInitialism of pulmonary valve.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of polycythemia vera.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of pemphigus vulgaris.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismbusinessInitialism of present value.
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of photovoltaic.
France connected 1.496 GW of solar PV capacity in Q2 2026, including 48 MW paired with storage, bringing first-half additions to around 2.9 GW.
2026 August 11, Gwénaëlle Deboutte, “France adds 2.9 GW of solar in H1”, in PV Magazine1 more example
The demand for PV systems has grown by an average of 30% per year over the period 1990–2010, on the background of cost reduction (Solar Energy, 2011; Paicu & Regneala, 2013).
2017, Adrian Tantau, Robert Staiger, editors, Business Models for Renewable Energy Initiatives […] , IGI Global, →ISBN, page 71 - abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemedicineInitialism of pervaginal.
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemedicineInitialism of per vaginam.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- JapanesePV“promotional video”
- EnglishPV
Abbreviation. * Sense "promotional video" is a borrowing from Japanese PV (PV, “promotional video”), from English promotional + video.
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PV. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PV
“PV.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PV. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “PV,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PV.
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