4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vis  \Vis\,  n. 
  1.  Force;  power. 
 
  2.  (Law) 
  a  Physical  force. 
  b  Moral  power. 
 
  {Principle  of  vis  viva}  (Mech.),  the  principle  that  the 
  difference  between  the  aggregate  work  of  the  accelerating 
  forces  of  a  system  and  that  of  the  retarding  forces  is 
  equal  to  one  half  the  vis  viva  accumulated  or  lost  in  the 
  system  while  the  work  is  being  done 
 
  {Vis  impressa}  [L.]  (Mech.),  force  exerted,  as  in  moving  a 
  body,  or  changing  the  direction  of  its  motion;  impressed 
  force. 
 
  {Vis  inerti[ae]}.  [L.] 
  a  The  resistance  of  matter,  as  when  a  body  at  rest  is 
  set  in  motion,  or  a  body  in  motion  is  brought  to  rest, 
  or  has  its  motion  changed,  either  in  direction  or  in 
  velocity. 
  b  Inertness;  inactivity. 
 
  Note:  Vis  interti[ae]  and  inertia  are  not  strictly 
  synonymous.  The  former  implies  the  resistance  itself 
  which  is  given  while  the  latter  implies  merely  the 
  property  by  which  it  is  given 
 
  {Vis  mortua}  [L.]  (Mech.),  dead  force;  force  doing  no  active 
  work  but  only  producing  pressure. 
 
  {Vis  vit[ae]},  or  {Vis  vitalis}  [L.]  (Physiol.),  vital  force. 
 
 
  {Vis  viva}  [L.]  (Mech.),  living  force;  the  force  of  a  body 
  moving  against  resistance,  or  doing  work  in  distinction 
  from  vis  mortua,  or  dead  force;  the  kinetic  energy  of  a 
  moving  body;  the  capacity  of  a  moving  body  to  do  work  by 
  reason  of  its  being  in  motion.  See  {Kinetic  energy},  in 
  the  Note  under  {Energy}.  The  term  vis  viva  is  not  usually 
  understood  to  include  that  part  of  the  kinetic  energy  of 
  the  body  which  is  due  to  the  vibrations  of  its  molecules. 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  VIS 
  Verlaessliche  InformationsSysteme  GI 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  VIS 
  Virtual  Instruction  Set  (Sun,  CPU) 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  VIS 
  Visual  Interactive  Simulation 
 
 

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