Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 87 compound words that contain vis. The most common are listed below. Open vis in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- vis-à-visIn relation to; compared with.
- vis-a-visAlternative spelling of vis-à-vis: In relation to; compared with.
- hi-visHigh-visibility.
- high-visAlternative form of hi-vis: High-visibility.
- pre-visAbbreviation of previsualization: Any technique that attempts to visualize a scene before the filming begins.
- vis majorA greater force; an act of God; an unavoidable accident.
- vis activaThe power of producing motion.
- vis vitalisA vital force.
- vis medicatrix naturaeThe ability of the body to heal itself without intervention.
- vis-á-visMisspelling of vis-à-vis: In relation to; compared with.
- vis inertiaeThe natural resistance of matter to any force acting on it.
- vis comicaComic force.
- vis versaMisspelling of vice versa: The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.
- vis vitaevital force
- vis impressaForce exerted, as in moving a body, or changing the direction of its motion; impressed force.
- vis a tergoA force acting from behind.
- vis absolutaPhysical compulsion.
- vis compulsivaA force that is used to make a person carry out an action against their will.
- vis mortuaDead force; force not carrying out any active work, but only producing pressure.
- vis motrixThe moving force of a centripetal body and the tendency of the whole body towards the center.
- vis passivaThe power of receiving or losing motion.
- vis vivaThe product of an object's mass and the square of its speed.
Compound words 87
- leerfishThe marine fish Lichia amia.
- visionThe sense or ability of sight.
- visitsplural of visit: To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
- pelvisThe large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
- TravisA surname originating as an occupation.
- viscountA member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.
- visionsplural of vision: The sense or ability of sight.
- JarvisA surname originating as a patronymic.
- ClovisA male given name borne by several prominent people in Frankish/French and Germanic history.
- viscoseA viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.