EV

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ev"

Translingual

Etymology 1

Symbol

EV

(metrology) Symbol for exavolt, an SI unit of electromotive force equal to 10¹⁸ volts.

Etymology 2

Symbol

EV

(international standards) Indeterminately reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Eurasian Patent Organization.

Usage notes

This is an indeterminately reserved code, included as part of ISO 3166-1 on the request of the World Intellectual Property Organization due to its former intended use in the WIPO ST.3 standard, and is not endorsed for general use by the ISO. However, the ST.3 standard in fact uses the code EA for this purpose, despite this creating a conflict with ISO 3166-1.

English

Alternative forms

E.V.

Proper noun

EV

Abbreviation of English Version (of the Bible)
Abbreviation of Early Version (of the Wycliffite Bible)

Noun

EV (countable and uncountable, plural EVs)

(automotive, countable) Initialism of electric vehicle (a type of road vehicle).
- 2021 February 4, Stephen Williams, “E.V.s Force Carmakers to Reinvent the Wheel, and Brakes, and Mirrors …”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:
  But compared with gasoline or diesel-powered cars and trucks, E.V.s also require special or seriously modified components, and out-of-the-ordinary mechanical and physical attention (or inattention, as we’ll see below).
- 2023 August 26, Ajit Niranjan, “Europe hits roadblocks in the race to switch to electric cars”, in The Observer‎^[2], →ISSN:
  Despite progress towards a 2045 zero-emission goal, the high price of EVs has created a headache for governments[.]
(biology, countable) Initialism of extracellular vesicle.
(poker) Initialism of expected value.

Hypernyms

(electric vehicle):

LEV (low emissions vehicle)

Hyponyms

(electric vehicle):

Derived terms

(electric vehicle):

Anagrams

've, +ve, -ve, V-E, VE, Vé, ve