How do you pronounce delta variant?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛltə ˈvæɹiənt/.

delta variant

/ˈdɛltə ˈvæɹiənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: delta -vari-ant
IPA: /ˈdɛltə ˈvæɹiənt/

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noun

The highly virulent B.1.617.2 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Delta variant.

Example Sentences

"If no new cases come from the Buff Club exposure site, it will be hard to believe politicians scaremongering that the delta variant is so infectious that all you have to do is walk past an infected person to get it."
"Unlike other SARS-CoV-2 variants, the Delta variant can attach to copies of itself, forming larger aggregations, or clumps, of viral particles, suggests a study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health."
"Studies of mRNA and vector-based vaccines used in different countries report acceptable levels of effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection caused by the Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɛltə ˈvæɹiənt/
British English: /ˈdɛltə ˈvɛəɹiənt/

Inflected Forms

δ variant (alternative) δ-variant (alternative)

Derived Forms

Delta+ deltacron Δ+

Phrases

Delta+ variant Delta Plus delta plus variant δ+-variant δ+ variant

Frequently Paired Words

Alpha variant Beta variant Epsilon variant Eta variant Gamma variant Iota variant Kappa variant Lambda variant

Synonyms

delta delta strain double mutant strain double mutant variant double mutation strain double mutation variant Indian strain Indian variant India strain India variant