A female given name from Russian.
Used in a Sentence
vera
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for vera.
Editorial note
Description Menlo is based upon the Open Source font Bitstream Vera and the public domain font Deja Vu.
Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A female given name from Russian.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of vera gathered in one view.
A surname from Spanish.
(Cockney rhyming slang) A skin (rolling paper for cigarettes).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for vera.
noun
A female given name from Russian.
noun
A surname from Spanish.
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) A skin (rolling paper for cigarettes).
noun
(finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vega with respect to changes in the risk-free interest rate, or equivalently the rate of change of rho with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.
Example sentences
Description Menlo is based upon the Open Source font Bitstream Vera and the public domain font Deja Vu.
In my country, suscribers to the Antel Vera service can stream them legally, but it's only in Uruguay.
Bitstream Vera Sans Mono occupies a nice middle-ground on Linux for programming, almost like Monaco but a little clearer, if more boring.
It's good, but I still don't think it beats Bitstream Vera Sans Mono / DejaVu Sans Mono.
Bitstream Vera is a trademark of Bitstream, Inc., designed by Jim Lyles.
I have tried Vera Sans Mono and Source Sans, but nothing comes close to Consolas.
Deja Vu * is Bitstream Vera * with Unicode characters.
I was a Consolas guy until I discovered Bitstream Vera Sans Mono.
I'm a big big fan of Bistream Vera Sans Mono.
If you are interested in the long history of computer art, check the work of Manfred Mohr and Vera Molnar: they both started around the mid 60s, using science computers and plotters.
I love trying new fixed width fonts, but I keep returning to Bitstream Vera Sans Mono because it seems the sharpest at a variety of sizes (to my eyes, at least).
Robust evidence for dark matter is generally (rightfully) attributed to the work of Vera Rubin (as in the parent article), but it is worth noting that Friz Zwicky also proposed dark matter in the 1930s to explain the velocities of galaxies in clusters.
Quote examples
Vera's hub doesn't have a monthly subscription or require a "cloud" to work.
Sociologist Hector Vera has called the metric system “more popular than Jesus.”.
The DejaVu family of fonts are supposed to be a 'better' version of the Bitstream Vera fonts -- they "provide a wider range of characters while maintaining the original look and feel".
Home automation for me is the holy grail - If I could link Echo to something like Vera/MiCasaVerde or other full-home-control system (shouldn't be difficult, they have decent web APIs), the whole "Alexa, Time to watch Silicon Valley"-dim-the-lights-turn-on-the-tv-start-playing-my-show thing becomes a pretty easy reality.
Proper noun examples
My home automation hub (Vera) works fine with the phones as IP cams as well.
Not everything will work with Vera, but most of the popular stuff does, from smart bulbs to switches to home security and cameras.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use vera in a sentence?
Description Menlo is based upon the Open Source font Bitstream Vera and the public domain font Deja Vu.
What does vera mean?
A female given name from Russian.
What part of speech is vera?
vera is commonly used as noun.