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ve⋅hi⋅cle
[vee-i-kuh
l or, sometimes, vee-hi-] 
–noun
| 1. | any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport: a motor vehicle; space vehicles. |
| 2. | a conveyance moving on wheels, runners, tracks, or the like, as a cart, sled, automobile, or tractor. |
| 3. | a means of transmission or passage: Air is the vehicle of sound. |
| 4. | a carrier, as of infection. |
| 5. | a medium of communication, expression, or display: The novel is a fitting vehicle for his talents. Language is the vehicle of thought. |
| 6. | Theater, Movies. a play, screenplay, or the like, having a role suited to the talents of and often written for a specific performer. |
| 7. | a means of accomplishing a purpose: College is a vehicle for success. |
| 8. | Rhetoric. the thing or idea to which the subject of a metaphor is compared, as “rose” in “she is a rose.” Compare tenor (def. 3). |
| 9. | Pharmacology. a substance, usually fluid, possessing little or no medicinal action, used as a medium for active remedies. |
| 10. | Painting. a liquid, as oil, in which a pigment is mixed before being applied to a surface. |
Pronunciation note:
Because the primary stress in vehicle is on the first syllable, the [h] in the second syllable tends to disappear: [vee-i-kuhl]. A pronunciation with primary stress on the second syllable and a fully pronounced [h] is usually considered nonstandard: [vee-hik-uhl]. In the adjective vehicular, where the primary stress is normally on the second syllable, the [h] is always pronounced.
Because the primary stress in vehicle is on the first syllable, the
[h] in the second syllable tends to disappear: [vee-i-kuhl]. A pronunciation with primary stress on the second syllable and a fully pronounced [h] is usually considered nonstandard: [vee-hik-uhl]. In the adjective vehicular, where the primary stress is normally on the second syllable, the [h] is always pronounced.
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| ve·hi·cle (vē'ĭ-kəl) n.
[Latin vehiculum, from vehere, to carry; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Vehicle
Ve"hi*cle\, n. (Chem.) A liquid used to spread sensitive salts upon glass and paper for use in photography.Vehicle
Ve"hi*cle\, n. [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin to E. way, wain. See Way, n., and cf. Convex, Inveigh, Veil, Vex.]1. That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land. 2. That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy. A simple style forms the best vehicle of thought to a popular assembly. --Wirt. 3. (Pharm.) A substance in which medicine is taken. 4. (Paint.) Any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with it. Note: Water is used in fresco and in water-color painting, the colors being consolidated with gum arabic; size is used in distemper painting. In oil painting, the fixed oils of linseed, nut, and poppy, are used; in encaustic, wax is the vehicle. --Fairholt.
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Language Translation for : vehicle
Spanish:
vehículo,
German:
das Fahrzeug,
Japanese:
乗り物
vehicle
1612, "a medium through which a drug or medicine is administered," 1615 in the sense of "any means of conveying or transmitting," from Fr. véhicule, from L. vehiculum "means of transport, a vehicle," from vehere "to carry," from PIE *wegh- "to go, transport in a vehicle" (cf. O.E. wegan "to carry;" O.N. vegr, O.H.G. weg "way;" M.Du. wagen "wagon;" see wagon). Sense of "cart or other conveyance" first recorded 1656.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ve·hi·cle
Pronunciation: 'vE-"(h)ik-&l, 'vE-&-k&l
Function: noun
1 : an inert medium in which a medicinallyactive agent is administered
2 : an agent of transmission vehicle of infection>
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vehicle ve·hi·cle (vē'ĭ-kəl)
n.
A substance of no therapeutic value that is used to convey an active medicine for administration.
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