What does Viral mean?

Definitions for Viral
ˈvaɪ rəlvi·ral

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. viraladjective

    relating to or caused by a virus

    "viral infection"

Wiktionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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.

Wikidata

  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

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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. Claudio Maierovitch:

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

  2. William Schaffner:

    There are times when one viral infection may be so apparent, shall we say, that it actually acts as a barrier to your getting a second, we're just beginning to find out whether this is virus specific or whether it has more to do with the intensity of the infection.

  3. Maisie Squires:

    My back burnt like this as I was not aware of the heat that was directly on my back and also I have very fair skin, meaning I burn easily, if I had not of [sic] put sun cream on my back, it wouldve been so much worse, she continued. I just hope that people see how dangerous the sun actually is and hopefully my horrific mistake has been a big lesson to most people and also me myself. Squires has shared her story to Facebook, where her post has since gone viral with over 12,000 shares and 20,000 comments as of Saturday afternoon. The girls father, Dean Squires told The Sun that his daughters sunburn was much worse in real life and verifies that his daughter had been wearing sunscreen on the front and back of her body during the unfortunate snorkeling trip. She was wearing sun cream on front and back, hetold the outlet. Ive never seen as bad before. We know teenagers dont listen, but she was wearing cream and was still burnt. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Hopefully itll be a good warning to other people, Dean Squiresadded. Likewise, a spokespersonfor the British Association of Dermatologists recommended that swimmers and snorkelers wear protective clothing when spending long periods of time in the sun as an extra precaution against dangerous UV rays.

  4. Jeff Zeleny:

    Repeatedly throughout this interview … President Biden seems confused and was confusing the half a billion tests that they’ve ordered with a half a billion pills. And, of course, pills were in the news today with the Pfizer approval of the anti-viral, so he corrected himself, but that was one thing that stuck out to me, but then simply this administration, and the president leading the charge here, really not accepting any responsibility at all for this lack of testing.

  5. The FDA:

    The guidance also provides recommendations to test developers, such as considering the potential for future viral genetic mutations when designing their test, and conducting their own routine monitoring to evaluate the potential impact of new and emerging viral genetic mutations, which may be the basis of viral variants, on the performance for molecular, antigen and serology SARS-CoV-2 tests.

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