Delta variant

Meaning

Noun

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

Related

Similar words

• B.1.617.2
• δ
• Δ
• en
• delta
• Delta
• Indian variant
• India variant
• Indian strain
• India strain
• delta strain
• Delta strain
• Delta Strain

Origin

• From being a variant of a virus. From being the fourth strain of SARS-CoV-2 to receive relabeling by the World Health Organization. From Greek δ/Δ ("delta/Delta"), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. From Ancient Greek δέλτα, the Greek name of the Greek letter.