VARIOLOID
Va"ri*o*loid, n. Etym: [Cf. F. varioloïde. See Varioloid, a.] (Med.)
Defn: The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination.
Note: It is almost always a milder disease than smallpox, and this circumstance, with its shorter duration, exhibits the salutary effects of previous vaccination or inoculation. Dunglison.
VARIOLOUS
Va*ri"o*lous, a. Etym: [LL. variolosus, fr. variola the smallpox: cf.
F. varioleux.] (Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the smallpox; having pits, or sunken impressions, like those of the smallpox; variolar; variolic.
VARIOMETER
Va`ri*om"e*ter, n. [L. varius various + -meter.] (Elec.)
Defn: An instrument for comparing magnetic forces, esp. in the earth's magnetic field.
VARIORUM Va`ri*o"rum, a. Etym: [L., abbrev. fr. cum notis variorum with notes of various persons.]
Defn: Containing notes by different persons; — applied to a publication; as, a variorum edition of a book.
VARIOUS
Va"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. varius. Cf. Vair.]