viral

== English == === Etymology === From virus + -al. === Pronunciation === enPR: vī′rəl, IPA(key): /ˈvaɪɹəl/ Rhymes: -aɪɹəl === Adjective === viral (not comparable) (virology) Of or relating to a biological virus. (virology) Caused by a virus. (computing) Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers. (advertising and marketing) Spread by word of mouth with minimal intervention, in order to create buzz and interest. (social media) Circulated rapidly and widely from one user to another. ==== Synonyms ==== virous (dated) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === viral (plural virals) (marketing) A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes. 2002, Nik Lever, Flash Mx Games: ActionScript for Artists, Focal Press, page 411, Using the Flash ActiveX control in this way allows you as a developer to create desktop characters, email virals and screensavers. 2003, Dave Chaffey, Total E-Mail Marketing, Elsevier, page 2, [M]ost virals are not seen as profiling and data collection exercises, since that would kill the impulse of forwarding to a friend. 2005, Russell Evans, Practical DV Filmmaking, Focal Press, page 289, Music company virals are becoming commonplace as costs of promos force labels to reconsider how to target more directly to consumers. === Anagrams === Avril, arvil, rival == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [biˈɾal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [viˈɾal] === Adjective === viral m or f (masculine and feminine plural virals) viral (of or relating to a biologic virus) Synonym: víric viral (caused by a virus) Synonym: víric viral (spread by word of mouth) ==== Derived terms ==== viralitzar ==== Related terms ==== virus === Further reading === “viral”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “viral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “viral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == French == === Etymology === From virus +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.ʁal/ === Adjective === viral (feminine virale, masculine plural viraux, feminine plural virales) viral (clarification of this definition is needed) ==== Derived terms ==== charge virale ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: viral → Turkish: viral === Further reading === “viral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === avril, livra, rival == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈʁaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === viral (strong nominative masculine singular viraler, not comparable) viral ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== antiviral == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English viral. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈviral/ [ˈfi.ral] Rhymes: -iral Syllabification: vi‧ral === Adjective === viral (comparative lebih viral, superlative paling viral) viral: (computing, virology) of or relating to virus; caused by a virus (advertising, marketing, social media) circulated rapidly and widely from one user to another ==== Synonyms ==== (social media): tular (Standard Malay) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “viral”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From vír(us) +‎ -al. Piecewise doublet of virusal. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: vi‧ral === Adjective === viral m or f (plural virais) (microbiology) viral (relating to viruses) (medicine, of a disease) viral (caused by a virus) (Internet) viral (quickly attaining high popularity through word of mouth) ==== Related terms ==== vírus virusal === References === === Further reading === “viral”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French viral. By surface analysis, vir[us] +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈral/ === Adjective === viral m or n (feminine singular virală, masculine plural virali, feminine/neuter plural virale) (biology) viral (relating to viruses) (medicine, of a disease) viral (caused by a virus) (Internet) viral (quickly attaining high popularity) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (relating to viruses, caused by a virus): virotic ==== Related terms ==== virus == Spanish == === Etymology === From virus +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈɾal/ [biˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: vi‧ral === Adjective === viral m or f (masculine and feminine plural virales) viral (of or relating to a biologic virus) Synonym: vírico viral (caused by a virus) Synonym: vírico viral (spread by word of mouth) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “viral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French viral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈɾɑl/ Hyphenation: vi‧ral === Adjective === viral viral ==== Related terms ====