name
Meaning 1
A county of Hungary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
vas
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noun
Meaning 2
A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of vas deferens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, specifically
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of VA
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 5
Abbreviation of vitamin A supplementation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
Initialism of virtual address space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vessel
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Broader terms: tube, tube-shaped structure
Narrower terms: blood vessel
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vās (“vessel”) around 1645 through 1655. Doublet of vase.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: Vas — Translations
- Polish: Vas — Translations