variant
IPA: vˈɛriʌnt
noun
- Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
- (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
- (computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
- (linguistics, lexicography) One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
adjective
- Showing variety, diverse.
- Showing deviation or disagreement.
- (obsolete) Variable.
- (programming) Covariant and/or contravariant.
Advertisement
Examples of "variant" in Sentences
- The variant of the weapon was different.
- That was the birth of the Breda variant.
- Note the variant spellings of the river.
- A gyrostat is a variant of the gyroscope.
- The Alto is offered in the following variants.
- The diphthong is a variant of in native words.
- Disorder is owed to the variants in the system.
- The aircraft is the smallest variant of the 737.
- In the Singaporean variant, the noodles are narrower.
- The model and trip variants remained the same excluding the cosmetic changes.