"VKS" meaning in English

See VKS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} VKS
  1. Initialism of Vocabulary Knowledge Scale. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Vocabulary Knowledge Scale
    Sense id: en-VKS-en-name-4wvgi-Lr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 11 26 12 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 8 37 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 7 11 3 1 32 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 6 16 2 1 26 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 38 44 12 4 1
  2. (grammatically plural) Initialism of Vozdušno-Kosmičeskije Sily (“[Russian] Aerospace Forces”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Vozdušno-Kosmičeskije Sily (extra: [Russian] Aerospace Forces) Translations (initialism for the Russian Aerospace Forces): ВКС (VKS) [plural] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-VKS-en-name-8NHx4Qp2 Categories (other): Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 38 44 12 4 1 Disambiguation of 'initialism for the Russian Aerospace Forces': 12 88

Noun

Forms: VKS [plural], VKSs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|VKS|VKSs}} VKS (plural VKS or VKSs)
  1. (plural: VKS) Initialism of volcanogenic karst system(s). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural Alternative form of: volcanogenic karst system(s)
    Sense id: en-VKS-en-noun-7nNTo-V2 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 7 11 3 1 32 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 38 44 12 4 1
  2. (plural: VKSs) Initialism of virtual knowledge space. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural Alternative form of: virtual knowledge space
    Sense id: en-VKS-en-noun-xytf0O8p
  3. Initialism of variable kinetic system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: variable kinetic system
    Sense id: en-VKS-en-noun-zcSgLhJ9

Inflected forms

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