variant

  • 21variant — 1. That which, or one who, is variable. 2. Having the tendency to alter or change, exhibit variety or diversity, not conform with, or differ from the type. inherited albumin variants [MIM*103600] types of human serum albumin, distinguished by… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 22variant — noun (C) 1 something that is slightly different from the usual form of something (+ on): a variant on the archetypal Hollywood hero 2 technical a slightly different form of a word or phrase: regional spelling variants in British and American… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23variant — UK [ˈveərɪənt] / US [ˈverɪənt] noun [countable] Word forms variant : singular variant plural variants a) something that is related to another thing but is not exactly the same variant of/on: There are many variants on the basic structure. b)… …

    English dictionary

  • 24variant — var•i•ant [[t]ˈvɛər i ənt[/t]] adj. 1) tending to change; exhibiting variety 2) differing, esp. from something of the same general kind 3) not definitive; alternative: a variant reading[/ex] 4) not universally accepted 5) a person or thing that… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25variant — /ˈvɛəriənt / (say vairreeuhnt) adjective 1. exhibiting diversity; varying; tending to change or alter. 2. being an altered or different form of something: a variant spelling of a word. –noun 3. a variant form. 4. a different form or spelling of… …

  • 26variant — adj. & n. adj. 1 differing in form or details from the main one (a variant spelling). 2 having different forms (forty variant types of pigeon). 3 variable or changing. n. a variant form, spelling, type, reading, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF (as VARY) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27variant — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. obsolete variable 2. manifesting variety, deviation, or disagreement 3. varying usually slightly from the standard form < variant readings > < variant spellings > II. noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28VARIANT — ANTE. adj. Qui change souvent. Esprit variant. Humeur variante. C est un homme très variant dans ses résolutions. Hors de ces phrases, il est peu usité …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 29variant — (вариант, вариант позиционный, позиционный вариант, аллофон | variante | Variant | variant | variante) Фонологи называют вариантом такую реализацию фонемы, которая явным образом отклоняется от того, что можно назвать типичной реализацией: наличие …

    Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

  • 30variant — va|ri|ạnt 〈[va ] Adj.〉 bei bestimmten Vorgängen veränderlich; Ggs invariant * * * va|ri|ạnt &LT;Adj.&GT; [frz. variant, adj. 1. Part. von: varier, ↑ variieren] (bildungsspr.): bei bestimmten Vorgängen, unter bestimmten Bedingungen veränderlich …

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