part of speech: noun

A shout.

There was laughter, seeking even that small excuse for vent; the hilarity was as expressive as a viva voce vote, and its volume suggested that there were more against Flagg than there were for him. "Joan of Arc of the North Woods", Holman Day.

The half of v minus v zero square is the formula that gives us the demi- variation of the 'vis viva. "The Moon-Voyage", Jules Verne.

The earth, therefore, must have a vis viva within itself, capable of reciprocating in the organic functions of the great vito- magnetic circuit. "New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces", Henry Raymond Rogers.

With the exception of a beautiful blackboard in a narra frame, scarcely ever used, since there was still written on it the viva that had appeared on the opening day, no furniture, either useful or useless, was to be seen. "The Reign of Greed Complete English Version of 'El Filibusterismo'", Jose Rizal.