variant; mutated form; different form of the same thing
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
variant form; mutated form
neutralCommonly used in biology (e.g., viruses), linguistics, and technology to describe versions or forms that have changed or differ from the original.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
zhè这
zhǒng种
xīn新
guān冠
bìng病
dú毒
de的
biàn变
tǐ体
。
Scientists are studying a variant of this novel coronavirus.
Zhè这
ge个
zì字
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
jǐ几
zhǒng种
biàn变
tǐ体
。
This character had several variant forms in ancient times.
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Ruǎn软
jiàn件
fā发
bù布
le了
xīn新
de的
biàn变
tǐ体
，
xiū修
fù复
le了
yī一
xiē些
lòu漏
dòng洞
。
The software released a new variant that fixed some bugs.
Jī基
yīn因
biàn变
tǐ体
kě可
néng能
dǎo导
zhì致
bù不
tóng同
de的
xìng性
zhuàng状
。
Genetic variants may lead to different traits.