variant
noun[C]
uk/ˈveə.ri.ənt/us/ˈver.i.ənt/something that isslightlydifferent from othersimilarthings:
变体;变种;变形Scientists areseeingagrowinglistofgenesin whichgeneticvariantscontributetomultiplediseases,
There are manycolason themarketnow, all variantsontheoriginaldrink.现在市场上有多种可乐,都跟最初的差别不大。
Themanufacturersrollout new variantsofexistingprocessorsevery fewmonths.
aformof avirusordiseasethat isslightlydifferent from otherforms, forexamplebecause theviruscausingthediseasehasmutated(=itsphysicalcharacteristicshavechangedpermanently):
The Delta variantofCOVID-19 wasspreadingacrosstheglobe.
There are four variantsofmalaria, alltransmittedtohumansby aparticularfamilyofmosquitoes.疟疾有4个变种,都是通过一种特殊的蚊子传播给人。
- The researchers areconductingwhole-genomescanstoidentifycommongeneticvariants that may bemarkersofsusceptibilitytopancreaticcancer.
- Inlanguagesspokenwhere they arefoundnatively,turkeystendto beknownas some variant of "bigbird".
- Volkswagen usedsmallvariants of thecarin thewindtunneltodecidewhichaerodynamicsetup to go with.
- InDecember2020,newsmediareporteda new variant of the coronavirus thatcausesCOVID-19, and since then, other variants have beenidentifiedand are underinvestigation.
- Studies show for the firsttimethat 2dosesof the COVID-19vaccinesarehighlyeffectiveagainst the B.1.617.2 variant.
Different and difference
- altered
- alternative
- anomalous
- another
- anything
- dissimilar
- dissimilitude
- distinct
- distinction
- distinctive
- non-typical
- non-uniform
- non-uniformity
- nonequivalence
- nonequivalent
- variation
- varied
- various
- various and sundryidiom
- which is whichidiom
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Disease & illness - general words
variant
adjective
uk/ˈveə.ri.ənt/us/ˈver.i.ənt/slightlydifferent from othersimilarthings:
a variantform变体
Thedictionaryshows"neighbour" with the American variantspelling"neighbor".字典里标出了“neighbour”这个词的美式拼写“neighbor”。
Variantpronunciationsof "banana" arerecognizableacrosscultures.
(of aformof avirusordisease)slightlydifferent from otherforms, forexamplebecause theviruscausingthediseasehasmutated(=itsphysicalcharacteristicshavechangedpermanently):
Studies areongoingas to whether thevaccinewill beeffectiveagainst the variantvirus.
Scrapie is abraindiseaseofsheep,linkedwithBSEincattleand with variantCJDinhumans.
- Some of the mostcommonvariantallelesdistributedin differentethnicgroupsarelistedin thetablebelow.
- Theaccordionhas manyrelatives, among them the harmonium andmouthorganand anynumberof variantsqueezeboxes.
- This was my onlyboutwith variantangina, and it was over in a fewhours.
- Peoplediedof new variantCJDyearsaftereatingthemeatofdiseasedcows.
Different and difference
- altered
- alternative
- anomalous
- another
- anything
- dissimilar
- dissimilitude
- distinct
- distinction
- distinctive
- non-typical
- non-uniform
- non-uniformity
- nonequivalence
- nonequivalent
- variation
- varied
- various
- various and sundryidiom
- which is whichidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Disease & illness - general words