vi

«vi» in Mova's school dictionary: The Roman numeral for 6 — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

numeral (Roman numeral VI); abbreviation (vi, Vi); noun (vi, a computer program)

meaning for a pupil

1) The Roman numeral for 6. tree →

2) A short name for a text-editing program used by computer programmers. tree →

3) Sometimes a short form of the name Violet or Vienna, or a part of a word in other languages (a name or fragment). tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and history, Roman numerals appear on clocks, in kings' names (Henry VI) and for chapter numbers; VI means 5 + 1 = 6. In computing lessons, vi is an old text editor. Otherwise it is usually a fragment, not an English word.

examples

• King Henry VI became king when he was a baby. tree →
• Chapter VI is the exciting part. tree →
• On the clock, VI stands where the 6 would be. tree →
• VI means five plus one. tree →
• My uncle writes code in vi. tree →
• Write the number 6 in Roman numerals: VI. tree →

note

In Roman numerals, a smaller numeral after a bigger one is added: V (5) + I (1) = 6. Compare IV, where I comes first and is taken away: 4. Usually written in capitals: VI.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «vi» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.