"V4" meaning in All languages combined

See V4 on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From V(isegrád) + 4 (the number of countries involved). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} V4
  1. (politics) The four Visegrád countries of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, who have a European political alliance.
    Sense id: en-V4-en-name-wyt6XlCu Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: V4s [plural]
Etymology: From V- + 4. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|V|4}} V- + 4 Head templates: {{en-noun}} V4 (plural V4s)
  1. (mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine with four cylinders in two banks of two in a V-shaped formation. Wikidata QID: Q2095940 Hypernyms: internal combustion engine, ICE, piston engine, reciprocating engine, engine, machine Related terms: V-4 [alternative] Coordinate_terms: V2, V6, V8, V10, V12, V16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: V4s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} V4 (plural V4s)
  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of visual area V4. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: visual area V4
    Sense id: en-V4-en-noun-Nyyp0tnV Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Brain Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 26 66 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 10 28 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 22 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 22 67 Disambiguation of Brain: 12 9 78 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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