Meanings
plural PVCs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of polyvinyl chloride.
Using a tractor fan, shock absorbers, PVC pipes, a bicycle frame and anything else he could lay his hands on, he then built a rudimentary wooden tower, plonked his home-made generator on the top, and eventually got one, and then four bulbs to light up.
2009 October 2, John Vidal, “'Tilting at windmills: the boy who harnessed the wind'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of premature ventricular contraction.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of peripheral venous catheter.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of permanent virtual circuit.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables
nounirregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Polish PVC, wenflon
- PVC(medicine) premature ventricular contraction of the heart
- wenflon(medicine) peripheral venous catheter
- PVC(networking) permanent virtual circuit
Cite this entry
PVC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PVC
“PVC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PVC. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “PVC,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PVC.
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