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- Dictionaryvariant/ˈvɛːrɪənt/
noun
- 1. a form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard: "clinically distinct variants of malaria"
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There are four variants of malaria, all transmitted to humans by a particular family of mosquitoes. The researchers are conducting whole-genome scans to identify common genetic variants that may be markers of susceptibility to pancreatic cancer.
The meaning of VARIANT is manifesting variety, deviation, or disagreement. How to use variant in a sentence.
A variant of a particular thing is something that has a different form to that thing, although it is related to it.
A variant is another version of something. You could say chimps and apes and gorillas are variants in the primate family. Words often have variants, spellings that vary from region to region or country to country. The British colour and the American color are variants.
There are four variants of malaria, all transmitted to humans by a particular family of mosquitoes. The researchers are conducting whole-genome scans to identify common genetic variants that may be markers of susceptibility to pancreatic cancer.
There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word variant, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Variant definition: Differing from others of the same kind or from a standard.
variant (of/on something) a thing that is a slightly different form or type of something else. This game is a variant of baseball. a variant of the original experiment; a variant on a familiar theme
A variant of a particular thing is something that has a different form to that thing, although it is related to it.
Define variant. variant synonyms, variant pronunciation, variant translation, English dictionary definition of variant. adj. 1. Differing from others of the same kind or from a standard: a variant form of the disease; a book in variant editions. 2. Having or exhibiting...
