Definitions for viral

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viral vi·ral

Spelling: [vahy-ruh l]

IPA: /ˈvaɪ rəl/

Viral is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 70 anagrams from letters in viral (ailrv).

Definitions for viral

Idioms

1. go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:

adjective

1. of, relating to, or caused by a virus.
2. pertaining to or involving the spreading of information and opinions about a product or service from person to person, especially on the Internet or in emails: See also viral marketing.
3. becoming very popular by circulating quickly from person to person, especially through the Internet:
4. pertaining to a computer virus.

Origin of viral

First recorded in 1935-40; vir(us) + -al¹

Examples for viral

Secondary invaders and pus-forming bacteria follow the viral destruction of the lung tissue and form abscesses.

She believes the Illuminati are leaving secret clues in, among other places, the viral Kony 2012 video.

Furthermore, a person with norovirus has about 70 billion viral particles per gram of stool.

Despite the acclaim and the viral popularity, the band has never lost that independant creative spirit.

School children in the Midwest are being hit by a viral infection that is sending hundreds to the hospital.

They identified the five different steps required for viral spillover from bats to humans.

The very nature of going “viral” is that it requires the content to be instantly, freely shareable.

“Source cases” with very high HIV viral loads were six times more likely to transmit HIV to health-care workers.

David Lowery of Camper von Beethoven and Cracker made this case in a viral post from 2012.

viral content is content that feels like it belongs to everybody.