Virus - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈvaɪrəs|  American pronunciation of the word virus
Brit.  |ˈvaɪrəs|  British pronunciation of the word virus

noun

- (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
- a harmful or corrupting agency
bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread
the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone
- a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance

Extra examples

Is the illness caused by bacteria or a virus?

I think I have the virus that's going around this winter.

The software checks your hard drive for viruses.

There are many different strains of flu virus.

Hackers are said to have started a new computer virus.

The illness is caused by a virus.

State health officials have succeeded in containing the virus.

The virus is cultured in the laboratory from samples of infected tissue.

The virus is transferred by mosquitoes.

People usually contract the virus by breathing contaminated air.

The virus rendered the computer useless.

...a panel made up of notable authorities on the virus...

The virus is able to reproduce itself very rapidly.

Medical officials have put out an alert to hospitals to look out for the virus.

... neither virus has an affinity for T cells.

Word forms

noun
singular: virus
plural: viruses
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