IV

See also: iv, -iv, ív, and -ív

U+2163, Ⅳ
ROMAN NUMERAL FOUR

[U+2162]
Number Forms
[U+2164]

Translingual

Alternative forms

Etymology

One (I) less than five (V)

Numeral

IV

  1. A Roman numeral representing four (4).

Symbol

IV

  1. Used to indicate an ordinal number; the fourth (common as a name suffix)
  2. (inorganic chemistry) Specifying an oxidation state of 4
  3. (music) major subdominant triad

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaɪ ˈviː/

Adjective

IV (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Abbreviation of intravenous.
    Alternative form: i.v.

Noun

IV (plural IVs)

  1. (medicine) Initialism of intravenous injection.
  2. (cryptography) Initialism of initialization vector.
  3. (statistics) Initialism of instrumental variable.
  4. Initialism of immigrant visa.

Anagrams

Latin

Proper noun

IV

  1. Abbreviation of Iupiter (Jupiter).

Numeral

IV

  1. 4
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