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Terms for subject Environment (5179 entries)
vehicle (Any conveyance in or by which people or objects are transported) automòbil
vehicle exhaust gas (An aeriform fluid of fine particles suspended in air, produced and vented as a byproduct of the operation of wheeled machines or conveyances self-propelled by internal combustion engines) gas del tub d'escapament de vehicles
vehicle inspection (An official periodical examination of an automobile, truck, boat, airplane or other means of conveyance to determine compliance in design or operation with legal standards for safety or pollution emissions) inspecció de vehicles
vehicle manufacturing industry (A sector of the economy in which an aggregate of commercial enterprises is engaged in the manufacture and sale of equipment that conveys people, goods or materials by land, air or water) indústria de la fabricació de vehicles
ventilation (The process of supplying or removing air, by natural or mechanical means, to or from any space; such air may or may not have been conditioned) ventilació
vermin (Small animals and insects that can be harmful and which are difficult to control when they appear in large numbers) cuca
vertebrate (Any chordate animal of the subphylum Vertebrata, characterized by a bony or cartilaginous skeleton and a well-developed brain: the group contains fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) vertebrat
veterinary medicine (The branch of medical practice which treats of the diseases and injuries of animals) medicina veterinària
viaduct (A long high bridge, usually held up by many arches, which carries a railway or a road over a valley or other similar area at a lower level) viaducte
vibration (A periodic motion of small amplitude and high frequency, characteristic of elastic bodies) vibració
village (A group of houses and other buildings, such as a church, a school and some shops, which is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside) poble, vila
vinasse (The residual liquid from the distillation of alcoholic liquors, specifically, that remaining from the fermentation and distillation of beet-sugar molasses, valuable as yielding potassium salts, ammonia, etc.) vinassa
virology (The study of submicroscopic organisms known as viruses) virologia
virus (Submicroscopic agents that infect plants, animals and bacteria, and are unable to reproduce outside the tissues of the host. A fully formed virus consists of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein and lipid (fat) coat. The nucleic acid of the virus interferes with nucleic acid-synthesizing mechanism of the host cell, organizing it to produce more viral nucleic acid. Viruses cause many diseases (e.g., mosaic diseases of many cultivated plants, myxomatosis, foot and mouth disease, the common cold, influenza, measles, poliomyelitis). Many plant viruses are transmitted by insects, some by eelworms. Animal viruses are spread by contact, droplet infection or by insect vectors and some are spread by the exchange of body fluids) virus
viscosity (Energy dissipation and generation of stresses in a fluid by the distortion of fluid elements; quantitatively, when otherwise qualified, the absolute viscosity. Also known as flow resistance) viscositat
vitamin (An organic compound present in variable, minute quantities in natural foodstuffs and essential for the normal processes of growth and maintenance of the body) vitamina
viticulture (That division of horticulture concerned with grape growing, studies of grape varieties, methods of culture, and insect and disease control) viticultura
vitrification (Formation of a glassy or noncrystalline material) vitrificació
vocabulary (A list of words or phrases of a language, technical field or some specialized area, usually arranged in alphabetical order and often provided with brief definitions and with foreign translations) vocabulari
vocational training (A special training for a regular occupation or profession, especially, one for which one is specially suited or qualified) formació professional