VR
English
Proper noun
VR
- (British) Initialism of Victoria Regina. (on coins, letterboxes, etc.) The royal cypher for Queen Victoria, queen regnant of Great Britain
- (rail transport) The station code of Virar railway station in India.
- (Australia, rail transport, obsolete) Initialism of Victorian Railways.
Noun
VR (countable and uncountable, plural VRs)
- Initialism of virtual reality.
- Initialism of variant reading. (of a manuscript)
- Initialism of vocational rehabilitation.
- Initialism of Volunteer Reserve Services Medal.
- Initialism of visual range.
- Initialism of vitrinite reflectance.
- (aviation) The rotation speed of an aircraft (the speed during takeoff at which the pilot raises the nose in preparation for liftoff).
- (medicine) Initialism of vaginal ring.
Alternative forms
- (visual range): Vr
Related terms
(virtual reality):
- AR (“augmented reality”)
- RR (“real reality”)
(visual range):
(aviation):
(other):
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).
Declension
Declension of VR (type koira)
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Declension
Declension of VR (type koira)
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ve.ɛʁ/
Noun
VR m (plural VRs)
- (North America) Initialism of véhicule récréatif (“recreational vehicle”).: RV
Japanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝia̠ːɾɯ̟ᵝ]
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