Definitions for viral
ˈvaɪ rəlvi·ral

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. viraladjective

   relating to or caused by a virus

   "viral infection"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. viralnoun

   A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes.

2. viraladjective

   Of or relating to a biological virus.

   viral DNA

3. viraladjective

   Caused by a virus.

   viral infection

4. viraladjective

   Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.

5. viraladjective

   Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest.

6. Etymology: From the stem of virus with suffix -al.

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1. viral

   Viral refers to anything that rapidly spreads or gains popularity, particularly through sharing and circulation on digital platforms such as social media. Originally, the term was used in the context of diseases or infections caused by viruses, but with the advent of the internet and social media, it has been commonly used to describe a piece of information, video, image, or meme that becomes extremely popular and is widely spread in a short period of time.

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1. Viral

   Viral is a fictional character from the 2007 tv series Gurren Lagann.

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Anagrams for viral »

1. rival

2. Avril

How to pronounce viral?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say viral in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of viral in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of viral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of viral in a Sentence

1. Alethea Group Otis:

   There's not sort of, one sort of set doctrine or belief system, but a lot of it goes down to what goes viral and what doesn't.

2. Brandy Wittenborn:

   I have talked to our pediatrician... if you have a myocarditis incident after a viral infection, those can be fatal, lead to hospitalizations, more severe disease.

3. Erin Bromage:

   So while there is a theoretical possibility for viral transfer from a voting drop box, in reality the chances of this occurring and it leads to an infection are low.

4. Francis Collins:

   Ironically, if we're really successful using public health measures to stamp out the hot spots of viral infection, it will be harder to test the vaccine.

5. Claudio Maierovitch:

   It was too early, there are so many other viral possibilities and Zika had never been seen in this hemisphere.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=viral
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Viral
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=viral
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=viral