virus in Finnish
virus in Finnish is virus, virustauti, tietokonevirus — virus means a microscopic infectious agent that can only reproduce inside a living host cell, sometimes causing disease.
virus in Finnish
virus
A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).
virus
(informal, metonymically) A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness.
virustauti
(informal, metonymically) A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness.
virus
(computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.
tietokonevirus
(computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.
What does "virus" mean?
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noun A microscopic infectious agent that can only reproduce inside a living host cell, sometimes causing disease.
"The flu virus mutates constantly, which is why new vaccines are needed every year."
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noun A disease caused by such an agent.
"He was out sick with some kind of stomach virus all week."
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noun Malicious software that spreads between computers, often damaging files or data.
"Her laptop got a virus after she opened an email attachment."
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virus in a sentence
- The flu virus mutates constantly, which is why new vaccines are needed every year.
- Scientists study how a virus enters a cell and copies itself.
- He was out sick with some kind of stomach virus all week.
- Half the class stayed home last week with a nasty virus.
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What is "virus" in Finnish?
"virus" in Finnish is virus, virustauti, tietokonevirus. virus means: A microscopic infectious agent that can only reproduce inside a living host cell, sometimes causing disease.
How do you use "virus" in a sentence?
Example: "The flu virus mutates constantly, which is why new vaccines are needed every year." In Finnish, "virus" is virus, virustauti, tietokonevirus.
Are there other ways to say "virus" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 3 translations listed for "virus": virus, virustauti, tietokonevirus.
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