Entries - V

value-added (adj.)	use hyphen Read more	translation
vapour	but vaporise Read more	spelling
VELO	VErtex LOcator detector (part of the LHCb detector) Read more	abbreviations, acronyms, translation
vertex	In particle physics, an interaction point (IP) is the place where particles collide. One differentiates between the nominal IP, which is the design position of the IP, and the real or physics IP, which is the position where the particles actually collide. The real IP is the primary "vertex" of the particle collision. Read more	physics
very	Don't use it – it's usually redundant. Just think of a better word. Not “very big”, but huge, vast, etc. Not "very small", but tiny, minute, etc. The exceptions are when "very" is used to mean "actual; precise" as in those were his very words, or to mean "without addition; mere" as in the very thought made her shudder. Those uses are fine. See words to avoid in web texts. Read more	grammar, style
VHE-LHC	Very-high-energy LHC Read more	abbreviations, acronyms, translation
vice versa	no italics Read more	style, translation
vice-chair	capitalise Vice-Chair when referring to a specific individual Read more	translation
Vice-President of Council	use hyphen Read more	translation
video	Mark up videos using the <figure> HTML tag. Mark up the caption using <figcaption>. Embedding videos from CDS All CDS videos have an option below them to "Embed this video into your page". Click this, and simply copy the iframe, and paste it into the source HTML view of your Drupal page. Remember to resize the video by editing the HTML code "width" and "height" attributes if necessary. Embedding videos from YouTube For all YouTube videos add ?wmode=opaque to the end of an embedded iframe's URL. Read more	style
videoconference		translation
viewpoint		translation
vis-à-vis	no italics Read more	translation
visa	lower case Read more	style
viscosity	Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid Adjective: viscous High viscosity, low viscosity. Jam is a viscous fluid. Its high viscosity makes it an ideal medium for catching wasps. Read more	physics
VLT	Very Large Telescope Spell out in first use then use acronym for the CERN Courier Read more	abbreviations, acronyms, Courier
vs	no punctuation, not "vs." Read more	Courier

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