Baghdad: Architecture and monuments: The Victory Arches (1988), which consist of two enormous sets of crossed swords nearly 150 feet (50 metres) high and mounted on bases in the form of a man’s forearm, were erected to celebrate Iraq’s self-proclaimed victory in the Iran-Iraq War and were purportedly cast from…

Real Quiet: …duel down the stretch with Victory Gallop. This time Real Quiet won by two and a quarter lengths.

Akbar period architecture: …a massive gateway called the Buland Darwaza (Victory Gate), gives a feeling of immense strength and height, an impression emphasized by the steepness of the flight of steps by which it is approached.

70th Anniversary of V-E Day: The event became known as Victory in Europe (V-E) Day.

Mikhail Vasilyevich Matyushin: By December 1913 the opera Victory over the Sun had been mounted, with music by Matyushin, prologue by Khlebnikov, libretto by Kruchonykh, and costumes and sets by Malevich. The opera was noteworthy for its use of unprecedented sound effects, including the thunder of cannon fire and engine noise.

Victory Peak, mountain in the eastern Kakshaal (Kokshaal-Tau) Range of the Tien Shan, on the frontier of Kyrgyzstan and China. It was first identified in 1943 as the tallest peak (24,406 feet [7,439 metres]) in the Tien Shan range and the second highest peak in what was then the Soviet Union; it is

Albert Coady Wedemeyer: …principal author of the 1941 Victory Program, a comprehensive war plan devised for the U.S. entry into World War II.

Mesopotamian art and architecture: Sculpture: …the famous Naram-Sin (Sargon’s grandson) stela, on which a pattern of figures is ingeniously designed to express the abstract idea of conquest. Other stelae and the rock reliefs (which by their geographic situation bear witness to the extent of Akkadian conquest) show the carving of the period to be in…

Battle of Leyte Gulf: Sho-Go and the Battle of Leyte Gulf: …to the American landings with Sho-Go (Victory Operation), a plan to decoy the U.S. Third Fleet north, away from the San Bernardino Strait, while converging three forces on Leyte Gulf to attack the landing; the First Attack Force, under Vice Adm. Kurita Takeo, was to move from the north across…

music recording: The early years: …influenced Victor’s other products: “Victrola” became, in the popular mind, almost a generic term for the (disc) phonograph, and the company practically monopolized the quality-minded market for many years. Indeed, the total Western Hemisphere record market became virtually monopolized by Victor and Columbia, while their London affiliates controlled the…

Vichuga, centre of a raion (sector), Ivanovo oblast (region), western Russia. It lies about 18 miles (30 km) south of the Volga River and 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Ivanovo city. Vichuga developed from a number of industrial villages and was incorporated in 1920. It is now an important centre of

alpaca, (Vicugna pacos), domesticated South American member of the camel family, Camelidae (order Artiodactyla), that derives from the vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) and is closely related to the other lamoids (llama [Lama glama] and guanaco [L. guanicoe]) as well. Alpacas inhabit marshy mountainous

vicuña, (Vicugna vicugna), smallest member of the camel family, Camelidae (order Artiodactyla). The vicuña is closely related to the guanaco (Lama guanicoe), llama (L. glama), and alpaca (Vicugna pacos)—all of which are known collectively as lamoids—and it is the alpaca’s wild ancestor. Most

vicuña: The subspecies V. vicugna mensalis inhabits the wetter habitats in the northern part of the vicuña’s range, whereas the subspecies V. vicugna vicugna lives in drier regions located in the southern part.

vicuña: …vicuña’s range, whereas the subspecies V. vicugna vicugna lives in drier regions located in the southern part.

vicuña, (Vicugna vicugna), smallest member of the camel family, Camelidae (order Artiodactyla). The vicuña is closely related to the guanaco (Lama guanicoe), llama (L. glama), and alpaca (Vicugna pacos)—all of which are known collectively as lamoids—and it is the alpaca’s wild ancestor. Most

specialty hair fibre: alpaca, and vicuña (q.q.v.) fibres, all from members of the genus Lama.

Native American art: Peru and highland Bolivia: Named Vicús after the valley in which it was uncovered and dating between 250 bce and 500 ce, this civilization produced pottery that resembles the ware of nearby Ecuador and goldwork not unlike other early forms. The discovery of this civilization, unknown until the late 1960s,…

history of the Low Countries: Economy: Smaller trade settlements (portus, or vicus) emerged at Tournai, Ghent, Brugge, Antwerp, Dinant, Namur, Huy, Liège, and Maastricht—a clear indication of the commercial importance of the Schelde and the Meuse.

Vic, city, Barcelona provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Catalonia, northeastern Spain. The city is situated on the Vic Plain and lies along the Meder River, which is an affluent of the Ter River. Because it was first inhabited by the Ausetanos, an ancient

Vichy, town, Allier département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région, central France. It lies on the east bank of the Allier River. Vichy is renowned as one of the largest spas in France. The town, largely modern and with a profusion of hotels, is separated from the river by parks surrounding the two

Spanish literature: Women poets: …prewar poetry—such as that in Vida a vida (1932; “Life to Life”)—exudes optimism and vitality, recalling the neopopular airs of Lorca and Alberti. Her exile poetry expresses pessimism, loss, violence, horror, anguish, uncertainty, and pain (e.g., Lluvias enlazadas [1939; “Interlaced Rains”]). Her last book was Vida; o, río (1979; “Life;…

Juan Carlos Onetti: …novel, La vida breve (1950; A Brief Life), he creates the mythical city of Santa María, which is also the setting of several subsequent novels. The book’s unhappy narrator fantasizes about living as another person but always encounters the same emptiness and helplessness that drove him to escape into fantasy…

Manuel de Falla: …other for a national opera, La vida breve (first performed in Nice, France, 1913).

Juan Antonio de Zunzunegui: La vida como es (1954; “Life As It Is”), considered his best work, depicts Madrid’s underworld and captures its argot and local colour.

Gonzalo de Berceo: In Vida de San Millán (c. 1234; “Life of Saint Millán”), Berceo promoted a local saint in order to encourage contributions to the monastery. Among his other works were Vida de Santa Oria (c. 1265; “Life of Saint Oria”), Milagros de Nuestra Señora (c. 1245–60; “Miracles…

Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas: …remembered for his picaresque novel La vida del buscón (1626; “The Life of a Scoundrel”), which describes the adventures of “Paul the Sharper” in a grotesquely distorted world of thieves, connivers, and impostors. Quevedo’s Sueños (1627; Dreams), fantasies of hell and death, written at intervals from 1606 to 1622, shows…

Luís de Sousa: In addition, he completed the Vida do Arcebispo D. Frei Bartolomeu dos Mártires (1619; “Life of Archbishop D[ominican] Friar Bartholomeu dos Mártires”), a biography of a 16th-century Portuguese Dominican friar who became archbishop of the see of Braga, Port. The biography is considered a literary masterpiece, as well as a…

comedy: Divine comedies in the West and East: …Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s Life Is a Dream (1635) is an example; on the operatic stage, so is Mozart’s Magic Flute (1791), in spirit and form so like Shakespeare’s Tempest, to which it has often been compared. In later drama, Henrik Ibsen’s Little Eyolf (1894) and August Strindberg’s To…

Alfredo Bryce Echenique: Novels: … (1977; “So Many Times Pedro”), La vida exagerada de Martín Romaña (1981; “The Exaggerated Life of Martín Romaña”), El hombre que hablaba de Octavia de Cádiz (1984; “The Man Who Talked About Octavia de Cádiz”), and La amigdalitis de Tarzán (1999; Tarzan’s Tonsilitis). El huerto de mi amada (2002; “The…

José Luandino Vieira: …verdadeira de Domingos Xavier (1974; The Real Life of Domingos Xavier) portrays the cruelty of white “justice” and the courage of African men and women in preindependent Angola. His other works—among them Velhas estórias (1974; “Old Stories”), Nós os do Makulusu (1974; “Our Gang from Makulusu”), Vidas novas (1975; “New…

Diego de Torres Villarroel: …is now remembered for his Vida, picaresque memoirs that are among the best sources for information on life in 18th-century Spain.

Paul Vidal de La Blache was a French geographer who had a profound influence on the development of modern geography. Vidal studied history and geography at the École Normale Supérieure, in Paris, and taught there from 1877 until he became professor of geography at the Sorbonne (1898–1918). Vidal’s

Horace Binney: His second landmark case was Vidal et al v. Philadelphia et al (1844). In this case he successfully opposed Daniel Webster before the U.S. Supreme Court in arguing the city of Philadelphia’s right to carry out a charitable trust created by Stephen Girard for the founding of a school for…

Gore Vidal was a prolific American novelist and essayist who was as well known for his outspoken political opinions and his witty and satirical observations as he was for his irreverent and intellectually adroit fiction. He was also an actor and wrote for television, film, and the stage. Vidal

Gore Vidal was a prolific American novelist and essayist who was as well known for his outspoken political opinions and his witty and satirical observations as he was for his irreverent and intellectually adroit fiction. He was also an actor and wrote for television, film, and the stage. Vidal

Gore Vidal was a prolific American novelist and essayist who was as well known for his outspoken political opinions and his witty and satirical observations as he was for his irreverent and intellectually adroit fiction. He was also an actor and wrote for television, film, and the stage. Vidal

Arngrímur Jónsson was a scholar and historian who brought the treasures of Icelandic literature to the attention of Danish and Swedish scholars. Jónsson studied at the University of Copenhagen and returned to Iceland to head the Latin school at Hólar, which had been established to educate the new

Jón Thorkelsson Vídalín was a Lutheran bishop, best known for his Húss-Postilla (1718–20; “Sermons for the Home”), one of the finest works of Icelandic prose of the 18th century. The son of a learned physician and a grandson of the scholar Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned, Vídalín was educated at

Fenrir: Odin’s son Vidar will avenge his father, stabbing the wolf to the heart according to one account and tearing his jaws asunder according to another. Fenrir figures prominently in Norwegian and Icelandic poetry of the 10th and 11th centuries, and the poets speak apprehensively of the day…

Fenrir: Odin’s son Vidar will avenge his father, stabbing the wolf to the heart according to one account and tearing his jaws asunder according to another. Fenrir figures prominently in Norwegian and Icelandic poetry of the 10th and 11th centuries, and the poets speak apprehensively of the day…

Manuel José Quintana: …remembered for his Plutarchian portraits, Vidas de españoles célebres, 2 vol. (1807, 1830; “Lives of Famous Spaniards”), for his highly regarded literary criticism collected in the anthologies Colección de poesías castellanas (“Collected Castilian Poems”) and Musa épica (“Epic Muse”), and also for his few tragedies.

Graciliano Ramos: …read novel, Vidas sêcas (Barren Lives), a story of a peasant family’s flight from drought. His Memórias do cárcere (1953; “Prison Memoirs”) was published posthumously.

Hardanger Plateau, plateau in southwestern Norway. The largest peneplain (an eroded, almost level plain) in Europe, it has an area of about 2,500 square miles (6,500 square km) and an average elevation of 3,500 feet (1,100 metres). It traditionally has been home to an important stock of wild

Bihar: History of Bihar: North of the Ganges was Videha, one of the kings of which was the father of Princess Sita, the wife of Lord Rama and the heroine of the Ramayana, one of the two great Hindu epic poems of India. During the same period, the capital of the ancient kingdom of…

Jorge Rafael Videla was a career military officer who was president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. His government was responsible for human rights abuses during Argentina’s “Dirty War,” which began as an attempt to suppress terrorism but resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians. The son of

Jorge Rafael Videla was a career military officer who was president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. His government was responsible for human rights abuses during Argentina’s “Dirty War,” which began as an attempt to suppress terrorism but resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians. The son of

Vienna, city and Bundesland (federal state), the capital of Austria. Of the country’s nine states, Vienna is the smallest in area but the largest in population. Modern Vienna has undergone several historical incarnations. From 1558 to 1918 it was an imperial city—until 1806 the seat of the Holy

video card, integrated circuit that generates a video signal to be sent to a computer display. The card is usually located on the computer motherboard or operates as a separate circuit board, but it is sometimes built into the computer display unit. The card contains a graphics processing unit

video art, form of moving-image art that garnered many practitioners in the 1960s and ’70s with the widespread availability of inexpensive videotape recorders and the ease of its display through commercial television monitors. Video art became a major medium for artists who wished to exploit the

video card, integrated circuit that generates a video signal to be sent to a computer display. The card is usually located on the computer motherboard or operates as a separate circuit board, but it is sometimes built into the computer display unit. The card contains a graphics processing unit

technology of photography: Electronic photography: A still video camera resembling traditional photographic apparatus (the Sony Mavica single-lens reflex) was first demonstrated in 1981. It uses a fast-rotating magnetic disc, two inches in diameter, recording on it up to 50 separate video images formed in a solid-state device in the camera. The images…

endoscopy: …may require the use of wireless capsule endoscopy (video capsule endoscopy), which consists of a pill-sized camera that is swallowed. The camera transmits data to sensors that are attached to the abdomen with adhesive, and a data recorder that stores image information collected by the camera is attached to a…

video card, integrated circuit that generates a video signal to be sent to a computer display. The card is usually located on the computer motherboard or operates as a separate circuit board, but it is sometimes built into the computer display unit. The card contains a graphics processing unit

television: Magnetic tape: In home videocassettes, the recorded signal is not in the formats described in the section Compatible colour television. Instead, the wave forms are converted to a “colour-under” format. Here the chrominance signal, rather than modulating a colour subcarrier located several megahertz above the picture carrier, is used…

videocassette recorder, electromechanical device that records, stores, and plays back television programs on a television set by means of a cassette of magnetic tape. A videocassette recorder is commonly used to record television programs broadcast over the air or by cable and to play back

data compression: ) Video compression can achieve compression ratios approaching 20-to-1 with minimal distortion.

Douglas Engelbart: …the world’s first public computer video conference in another window. Engelbart continued his research, building increasingly sophisticated input and display devices and improving the graphical user interface, but because of budget cuts at SRI most of his research staff migrated to other institutions such as Xerox Corporation’s Palo Alto Research…

video card, integrated circuit that generates a video signal to be sent to a computer display. The card is usually located on the computer motherboard or operates as a separate circuit board, but it is sometimes built into the computer display unit. The card contains a graphics processing unit

television: Basic receiver circuits: …in the output of the video detector, and it is thereupon operated on in circuits that ultimately recover the primary-colour signals originally produced by the colour camera. Recovery of the primary-colour signals starts in the synchronous detector, where the synchronizing signals are passed through circuits that separate the horizontal and…

videodisc, rigid circular plate of either metal or plastic used to record video and audio signals for playback. It resembles a phonograph record and can be played on a disc machine attached to a conventional television receiver. There are two major classes of videodiscs: magnetic and nonmagnetic.

MTV: Early 1980s: Origin and early history: …format of Top 40 radio, video disc jockeys (or “veejays”) introduced videos and bantered about music news between clips. After an initial splash, the network struggled in its early years. The music video reservoir was then somewhat shallow, resulting in frequent repetition of clips, and cable television remained a luxury…

computerized typesetting: Some systems have a video display terminal (VDT), consisting of a keyboard and a CRT viewing screen, that enables the operator to see and correct the words as they are being typed. If a system has a line printer, it can produce printouts of “hard copy.”

Video editing refers to the processes of selecting and combining multiple video clips (and other media) and ordering to create a new product. Media assets that play a role in this process often include video footage (i.e., shots taken during the production phase), audio (i.e., speech, music, sound

electronic game, any interactive game operated by computer circuitry. The machines, or “platforms,” on which electronic games are played include general-purpose shared and personal computers, arcade consoles, video consoles connected to home television sets, handheld game machines, mobile devices

electronic fighting game: Home console games: Two reasons for the decline of arcades in the 1990s were the steep learning curve for newcomers to the fighting games and the increasing power of home video consoles. As the 16-bit home consoles, such as the Sega Genesis (1988) and the Super…

Violent video games have been blamed for school shootings, increases in bullying, violence towards women, and other violent acts. Some argue that these games desensitize players to violence, reward players for simulating violence, and teach kids and teens that violence is an acceptable way to

VGA, computer chipset standard for displaying colour graphics. With the widespread availability of high-definition monitors, VGA was supplanted by HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface). Introduced by IBM in 1987 for its PS/2 line of PCs, the original VGA chipset, or graphics card, offered the

videocassette recorder: … format by Sony and the VHS format by the Matsushita Corporation in the 1970s, videocassette recorders became sufficiently inexpensive to be purchased by millions of families for use in the home. Both the VHS and Betamax systems use videotape that is 0.5 inch (13 mm) wide, but the two systems…

MTV: Early 1980s: Origin and early history: …with the broadcast of “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles. Following the format of Top 40 radio, video disc jockeys (or “veejays”) introduced videos and bantered about music news between clips. After an initial splash, the network struggled in its early years. The music video reservoir was…

computer: Main memory: …memory, computers generally have special video memory (VRAM) to hold graphical images, called bitmaps, for the computer display. This memory is often dual-ported—a new image can be stored in it at the same time that its current data is being read and displayed.

casino: …machines and (from the 1980s) video poker machines are the economic mainstay of American casinos, the income resulting from high volume, rapid play at sums ranging from five cents to a dollar, and the ability to adjust machines for any desired profit. Another very common game offered in most casinos…

computer: Main memory: …memory, computers generally have special video memory (VRAM) to hold graphical images, called bitmaps, for the computer display. This memory is often dual-ported—a new image can be stored in it at the same time that its current data is being read and displayed.

computer: Main memory: …memory, computers generally have special video memory (VRAM) to hold graphical images, called bitmaps, for the computer display. This memory is often dual-ported—a new image can be stored in it at the same time that its current data is being read and displayed.

videodisc, rigid circular plate of either metal or plastic used to record video and audio signals for playback. It resembles a phonograph record and can be played on a disc machine attached to a conventional television receiver. There are two major classes of videodiscs: magnetic and nonmagnetic.

video tape recorder, electromechanical device that records and reproduces an electronic signal containing audio and video information onto and from magnetic tape. It is commonly used for recording television productions that are intended for rebroadcasting to mass audiences. There are two types of

television: Video recording: The recording of video signals on magnetic tape was a major technological accomplishment, first implemented during the 1950s in professional machines for use in television studios and later (by the 1970s) in videocassette recorders (VCRs) for use in homes. The home…

The proliferation of streaming services has left many consumers scratching their heads, wondering just which ones are worth the monthly subscription. It can be equally puzzling for investors who are seeking to cash in on the consumer trend away from cable companies and toward streaming services.

closed-circuit television (CCTV), system that uses video cameras to send television signals to a specific limited viewership. Unlike broadcast television, closed-circuit television (CCTV) does not openly transmit its signal to the public but rather between set points that are decided by the

video tape recorder, electromechanical device that records and reproduces an electronic signal containing audio and video information onto and from magnetic tape. It is commonly used for recording television productions that are intended for rebroadcasting to mass audiences. There are two types of

videophone, device that simultaneously transmits and receives both audio and video signals over telephone lines. In addition to the two-way speech transmission traditionally associated with the telephone, for many years there has been an interest in transmitting two-way video signals over telephone

video-on-demand (VOD), technology for delivering video content, such as movies and television shows, directly to individual customers for immediate viewing. In a cable television VOD system, video content is stored on a centralized server in the form of compressed digital files. A customer

television: Magnetic tape: In home videocassettes, the recorded signal is not in the formats described in the section Compatible colour television. Instead, the wave forms are converted to a “colour-under” format. Here the chrominance signal, rather than modulating a colour subcarrier located several megahertz above the picture carrier, is used…

videocassette recorder, electromechanical device that records, stores, and plays back television programs on a television set by means of a cassette of magnetic tape. A videocassette recorder is commonly used to record television programs broadcast over the air or by cable and to play back

videoconferencing, refers to the transmission of pictures and imagery (via video) and sounds (via audio) between two or more physically separate locations. Once the sole province of the corporate boardroom, videoconferencing is used today in telemedicine, distance education, theatrical productions,

videodisc, rigid circular plate of either metal or plastic used to record video and audio signals for playback. It resembles a phonograph record and can be played on a disc machine attached to a conventional television receiver. There are two major classes of videodiscs: magnetic and nonmagnetic.

videodisc, rigid circular plate of either metal or plastic used to record video and audio signals for playback. It resembles a phonograph record and can be played on a disc machine attached to a conventional television receiver. There are two major classes of videodiscs: magnetic and nonmagnetic.

David Cronenberg: Rabid, The Fly, and Crash: For his next film, Videodrome (1983), Cronenberg imagined a television channel that transmits content so sexually and violently graphic that it causes hallucinations and even physical mutations in those subjected to it.

videophone, device that simultaneously transmits and receives both audio and video signals over telephone lines. In addition to the two-way speech transmission traditionally associated with the telephone, for many years there has been an interest in transmitting two-way video signals over telephone

videophone: Digital videophone systems: In 1992 AT&T introduced the VideoPhone 2500, the world’s first colour videophone that could transmit over analog telephone lines. Unlike the earlier Picturephones, the VideoPhone 2500 employed digital compression methods to enable a significant reduction of the bandwidth required for full-motion video transmission. A V.34 modem was employed to transmit…

virtual reality: Entertainment: …of Krueger’s work, especially his VIDEOPLACE system, processed interactions between a participant’s digitized image and computer-generated graphical objects. VIDEOPLACE could analyze and process the user’s actions in the real world and translate them into interactions with the system’s virtual objects in various preprogrammed ways. Different modes of interaction with names…

videotape, Magnetic tape used to record visual images and sound, or the recording itself. There are two types of videotape recorders, the transverse (or quad) and the helical. The transverse unit uses four heads rotating on an axis perpendicular to the direction in which the tape is fed. The

videophone, device that simultaneously transmits and receives both audio and video signals over telephone lines. In addition to the two-way speech transmission traditionally associated with the telephone, for many years there has been an interest in transmitting two-way video signals over telephone

videotex, an electronic data-retrieval system in which usually textual information was transmitted via telephone or cable television lines and displayed on a television set or video display terminal. Videotex was originally designed in the early 1970s. It was an information-delivery system for the

magus: …sections of the Vidēvdāt (Vendidad), probably derive from them. From the 1st century ad onward the word in its Syriac form (magusai) was applied to magicians and soothsayers, chiefly from Babylonia, with a reputation for the most varied forms of wisdom. As long as the Persian empire lasted there…

Dilip Kumar: Later career: …key roles in Subhash Ghai’s Vidhaata (1982; “Creator”), Karma (1986), and Saudagar (1991; “Merchant”). He was also noted for his performance in Ramesh Sippy’s Shakti (1982; “Strength”). Kumar’s last film was the family drama Qila (1998; “Fort”).

India: State and local governments: …house, the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council), roughly comparable to the Rajya Sabha, with memberships that may not be more than one-third the size of the assemblies. In these councils, one-sixth of the members are nominated by the governor, and the remainder are elected by various categories of specially qualified…

India: State and local governments: …have a Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly), popularly elected for terms of up to five years, while a small (and declining) number of states also have an upper house, the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council), roughly comparable to the Rajya Sabha, with memberships that may not be more than one-third the…

Bengaluru: The contemporary city: …buildings include the legislative building Vidhana Soudha (1956) and the High Court building Attara Kacheri (1867), which are situated across from one another. Also of note are the maharaja of Mysore’s palace, the Mysore Government Museum (1866), and Tipu Sultan’s fort and palace. Notable local scenic spots are the Lalbagh…

Indian philosophy: The linguistic philosophies: Bhartrihari and Mandana-Mishra: … (“Establishment of Word Essence”), and Vidhiviveka (“Inquiry into the Nature of Injunctions”).