"EVA" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: EVAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} EVA (countable and uncountable, plural EVAs)
  1. (space flight) Initialism of extravehicular activity. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: extravehicular activity
    Sense id: en-EVA-en-noun-UG-eQY-e Categories (other): Space, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 44 1 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 36 1 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 41 1 16
  2. (organic chemistry) Acronym of ethylene-vinyl acetate. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: ethylene-vinyl acetate
    Sense id: en-EVA-en-noun-PGhq6etx Categories (other): Organic compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 44 1 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 41 1 16 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  3. Initialism of extreme value analysis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: extreme value analysis
    Sense id: en-EVA-en-noun-Shk42bYd
  4. (finance) Initialism of economic value added. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: economic value added
    Sense id: en-EVA-en-noun-I3l3zSXF Categories (other): Finance, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 44 1 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 41 1 16 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (spaceflight): EVA suit, LEVA Related terms (spaceflight): IVA
Disambiguation of 'spaceflight': 42 42 1 15 Disambiguation of 'spaceflight': 42 42 1 15

Inflected forms

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