VR

See also: Vr, v/r, vr., v. r., V. R., and V.R.

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

VR

  1. (British) Initialism of Victoria Regina. (on coins, letterboxes, etc.) The royal cypher for Queen Victoria, queen regnant of Great Britain
    Synonyms: VIR, VRI, VI
  2. (rail transport) The station code of Virar railway station in India.
  3. (Australia, rail transport, obsolete) Initialism of Victorian Railways.

Noun

VR (countable and uncountable, plural VRs)

  1. Initialism of virtual reality.
  2. Initialism of variant reading. (of a manuscript)
  3. Initialism of vocational rehabilitation.
  4. Initialism of Volunteer Reserve Services Medal.
  5. Initialism of visual range.
  6. Initialism of vitrinite reflectance.
  7. (aviation) The rotation speed of an aircraft (the speed during takeoff at which the pilot raises the nose in preparation for liftoff).
  8. (medicine) Initialism of vaginal ring.

Alternative forms

  • (visual range): Vr

(virtual reality):

(visual range):

  • BVR (beyond visual range)
  • WVR (within visual range)

(aviation):

(other):

Anagrams

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeːˌær/, [ˈʋe̞ːˌær]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeːˌærːæ/, [ˈʋe̞ːˌærːæ]

Etymology 1

Originally an initialism of Valtionrautatiet (literally State Railways), the name of the state-owned company that maintained the Finnish railway network. It was later merged into the newly created VR Group, restructuring the existing company into a private one by 1995 (which however remains government-owned).

Proper noun

VR

  1. The Finnish government-owned railway company; VR Group.
Declension

Etymology 2

From English VR.

Noun

VR

  1. VR; virtual reality
    Synonym: virtuaalitodellisuus
    VR-lasitVR headset
Declension
Derived terms
compounds

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ve.ɛʁ/

Noun

VR m (plural VRs)

  1. (North America) Initialism of véhicule récréatif (recreational vehicle).: RV

Japanese

Etymology

From English VR.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝia̠ːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

VR(ブイアール) • (buiāru) 

  1. Initialism of バーチャルリアリティ (bācharu riariti, virtual reality).
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