| ADV | of or relating to advection |
|---|---|
| ADV | arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) |
| ADV | (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment |
| ADV | the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas |
| ADV | the first of four Sundays of Advent |
| ADV | any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent |
| ADV | a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ |
| ADV | an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue |
| ADV | of or pertaining to the adventitia |
| ADV | associated by chance and not an integral part |
| ADV | root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem |
| ADV | not native and not fully established |