Definitions for viralˈvaɪ rəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•ralˈvaɪ rəl(adj.)
of, pertaining to, or caused by a virus.
Category: Microbiology
Origin of viral:
1935–40
Princeton's WordNet
viral(adj)
relating to or caused by a virus
"viral infection"
Wiktionary
viral(Noun)
A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes.
viral(Adjective)
Of or relating to a biological virus.
viral DNA
viral(Adjective)
Caused by a virus.
viral infection
viral(Adjective)
Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.
viral(Adjective)
Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest.
Origin: From the stem of virus with suffix -al.
Translations for viral
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
virus(adjective)
a computer code that is inserted into a program to destroy information or cause errors.
He is suffering from a virus infection.
- virusagtigAfrikaans
- فيروسي، جُرْثوميArabic
- вирусенBulgarian
- viróticoPortuguese (BR)
- virovýCzech
- Virus-...German
- virus-Danish
- που προκαλείται από ιόGreek
- víricoSpanish
- viirus-Estonian
- ویروسیFarsi
- virus-Finnish
- viralFrench
- סוֹבֵל מְווִירוּסHebrew
- संक्रमणHindi
- virusniCroatian
- vírus-, vírusosHungarian
- virusIndonesian
- veiru-Icelandic
- viraleItalian
- ウイルスのJapanese
- 바이러스의Korean
- virusinisLithuanian
- vīrusa-Latvian
- virusMalay
- virusDutch
- virus-Norwegian
- wirusowyPolish
- ویروسیPersian
- زهریPashto
- virosalPortuguese
- viralRomanian
- вирусныйRussian
- vírusovýSlovak
- virusenSlovenian
- virusniSerbian
- virus-Swedish
- เชื้อไวรัสThai
- virüsTurkish
- 病毒的Chinese (Trad.)
- віруснийUkrainian
- متعدي زہرUrdu
- bị lây vi rútVietnamese
- 病毒的Chinese (Simp.)
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