Found 2 items, similar to Variant.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: variant variant adj : differing from a norm or standard; “a variant spelling” n 1: an event that departs from expectations [syn: discrepancy, variance] 2: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; “a new strain of microorganisms” [syn: form, strain, var.] 3: a variable quantity that is random [syn: random variable, variate, stochastic variable, chance variable] 4: something a little different from others of the same type; “an experimental version of the night fighter”; “an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone”; “the boy is a younger edition of his father” [syn: version, variation, edition]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Variant Variant \Va"ri*ant\, a. [L. varians, p. pr. of variare to change: cf. F. variant. See Vary.] [1913 Webster] 1. Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse. [1913 Webster] 2. Changeable; changing; fickle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He is variant, he abit [abides] nowhere. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Variant \Va"ri*ant\, n. [Cf. F. variante.] Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word. [1913 Webster]