Vital

Vital

Vital may refer to:

* vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be explained solely by mechanism
* vitalism (Jainism), the Jain teacher Mahāvīra's philosophy
* Vital, the English name of a number of Roman Catholic saints named Vitalis in Latin
* "Vitals", a 2002 science fiction/techno-thriller novel written by Greg Bear
* Vitals (band), an American post-rock band from Burlington, Vermont.
* Vital Forsikring, a Norwegian insurance company.
* Vital signs, a set of measurements taken by health professionals in order to assess the most basic body functions
* Vital Signs (pop band), a pop band from Pakistan
* Hayim Vital, the 16th century Rabbi and Mystic
* Vitalize, a web browser plugin
* Vital currents, the concept of currents within the body found in Yoga
* "Vital" (film) (2004), a Japanese movie directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
* "Vital" (album) (1978), a live album from the British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator
* Brothers of the Vitals, pirates who ruled the Gotland Island
* VITAL (Web application), a Web-based video analysis system built by Columbia University
* Vital (grape), a Portuguese wine grape grown in the Alcobaça IPR

See also

* Vital signs (disambiguation)
* St. Vital, a section (formerly an independent city) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a provincial riding in the Manitoba Legislature


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  • vital — vital …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • vital — vital …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • vital — vital, ale, aux [ vital, o ] adj. • 1380; lat. vitalis, de vita « vie » 1 ♦ Qui concerne, constitue la vie. Cycle vital. Propriétés, fonctions vitales. Les besoins vitaux de l individu. ♢ Philos. Principe vital, force vitale : réalité énergétique …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Vital — Vi tal, a. [F., fr. L. vitalis, fr. vita life; akin to vivere to live. See {Vivid}.] 1. Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions. [1913 Webster] 2. Contributing to life;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vital — (lebenskräftig, lebenswichtig, munter) steht für Männlicher Vorname. Bekannte Namensträger: Joseph Vital Kopp, Schweizer Theologe und Schriftsteller (1906–1966) Vital Borkelmans, Fußballspieler (* 1963) Vital Julian Frey, Schweizer Cembalist (*… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • vital — VITÁL, Ă, vitali, e, adj. 1. Care este caracteristic sau esenţial pentru viaţă, în care rezidă viaţa; de viaţă, al vieţii. 2. Foarte important, fundamental, esenţial, de bază; indispensabil. – Din fr. vital, lat. vitalis. Trimis de ana zecheru,… …   Dicționar Român

  • vital — [vīt′ l] adj. [ME < MFr < L vitalis, vital < vita, life, akin to vivere, to live: see BIO ] 1. of, concerned with, or manifesting life [vital energy] 2. a) necessary or essential to life; being a source or support of life [vital organs]… …   English World dictionary

  • vital — vital, ale (vi tal, ta l ) adj. 1°   Qui appartient à la vie, qui sert à la conservation de la vie. •   Les physiologistes ont prouvé que les mouvements vitaux sont le produit des impressions reçues par les parties sensibles, CABANIS Instit. Mém …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • vital — Adj kräftig, lebendig erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. vital, dieses aus l. vītālis Lebenskraft habend , zu l. vīta Leben , zu l. vīvere leben . Abstraktum: Vitalität.    Ebenso nndl. vital, ne. vital, nfrz.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • VITAL — VITAL, Italian family which produced numerous scholars of whom the most noted were: JOSEPH VITAL (15th–16th century), a talented scribe, was especially noted for his precision in writing tefillin, which were widely known as Tefillin Rav Calabrash …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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