CV

See also: cv, cV, .cv, cv., and C.V.

Translingual

Symbol

CV

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Cape Verde.

   Synonym: CPV (alpha-3)

2. (alchemy) quicklime, calx viva

   Synonym: 🝁

Noun

CV

1. (virology) circovirus: A virus of the genus Circovirus
2. (virology) coronavirus: A virus of the genus Coronavirus

Synonyms

coronavirus

• CoV

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

CV

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• C.V., C. V.

Etymology

Abbreviation.

• (anime, Japanimation): From Japanese CV (CV), from English character+voice
• (aircraft carrier): Initialism of cruiser (“croiseur”) + French voler (“to fly”).

Noun

CV (countable and uncountable, plural CVs)

1. Initialism of curriculum vitae.
2. (military) Initialism of combat vehicle.
3. (nautical) Initialism of construction vessel

   Coordinate term: LCV

4. (nautical) Initialism of container vessel; a container ship

   Coordinate terms: LCV, VLCV, ULCV

5. (automotive) Initialism of commercial vehicle

   Coordinate terms: LCV, ICV, MCV, HCV

6. Abbreviation of cellevision.
7. (philately) Initialism of catalog value.
8. (anime) Initialism of character's voice (“voice actor”).
9. (phonetics) Initialism of cardinal vowel.
10. (US, navy) aircraft carrier (“Cruiser Voler”), a diesel-powered warship launching and landing heavier than air flying vehicles (a nuclear-powered one is a CVN)
11. (astronomy) Initialism of cataclysmic variable.
12. (business) Initialism of countervailing.
13. (statistics) Initialism of cross-validation.
14. (pathology) Initialism of coronavirus.
15. (pathology) Initialism of cytolytic vaginosis.
16. (engineering) Initialism of constant velocity.
    1. Ellipsis of CV joint.
17. Initialism of computer vision.
18. (among vorarephiles) Initialism of cock vore.

Derived terms

aircraft carrier

• ACV
• CVA
• CVD
• CVE
• CVH
• CVL
• CVM
• CVN
• CVT
• CVV

Translations

curriculum vitae

Afrikaans: CV Catalan: cv (ca) m Czech: sívíčko (cs) n Finnish: ansioluettelo (fi), CV (fi) French: CV (fr) m Greek: ΒΣ n (VS) Polish: cefałka (pl) f, curriculum vitae (pl) n, CV (pl) n, życiorys (pl) m Spanish: cv m Swedish: cv (sv) c or n

aircraft carrier

French: PA (fr)

Proper noun

CV

1. Abbreviation of Carmel Valley, a city in San Diego county, immediately inland from Del Mar.

Adjective

CV (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Initialism of cardiovascular.

   CV disease;  CV risk

2. (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of costovertebral.

   CV angle

See also

• 2CV

Anagrams

• V.C., VC

Danish

Noun

CV

1. resumé, curriculum vitae

Usage notes

This is not restricted to academia, but used in all venues of employment.

Declension

Declension of CV

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	CV	CV'et	CV'er	CV'erne
genitive	CVs	CV'ets	CV'ers	CV'ernes

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seːˈveː/

• Audio:

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Noun

CV n (plural CV's, no diminutive)

1. curriculum vitae

Noun

CV f (plural CV's, no diminutive)

1. initialism of centrale verwarming, central heating

Finnish

Etymology

English CV

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːˌʋeː/, [ˈs̠e̞ːˌʋe̞ː]
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

CV

1. curriculum vitae, resumé

Declension

Inflection of CV (Kotus type 18/maa) singular plural nominative CV CV:t genitive CV:n CV:iden CV:itten partitive CV:tä CV:itä accusative CV CV:n CV:t inessive CV:ssä CV:issä elative CV:stä CV:istä illative CV:hen CV:ihin adessive CV:llä CV:illä ablative CV:ltä CV:iltä allative CV:lle CV:ille essive CV:nä CV:inä translative CV:ksi CV:iksi abessive CV:ttä CV:ittä instructive – CV:in comitative – CV:ineen

Further reading

• “CV”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.ve/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Noun

CV m

1. initialism of curriculum vitæ
2. (taxation) abbreviation of cheval fiscal (“tax horsepower”)
3. (automotive, loosely) initialism of cheval-vapeur (“metric horsepower”)

Noun

CV f

1. (France) initialism of carte Vitale, a health insurance card used in France.

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

CV

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ve/, [ˈt͡ʃe.fe]

Noun

CV (plural CV-CV)

1. initialism of curriculum vitae
2. (business) initialism of commanditaire vennootschap (“limited partnership”)

   Synonym: persekutuan komanditer

Further reading

• “CV”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Etymology

Initialism of English character voice.

Noun

CV(シーブイ) • (shībui) 

1. synonym of 声優 (seiyū, “voice actor, character voice performer”)