Var

¹

[var]

noun

1. a department in SE France. 2,326 sq. mi. (6,025 sq. km). Draguignan.

VAR

²

noun

Soccer.

1. video assistant referee: a system by which a group of officials in a control booth use multiple angles of video footage to review decisions made by officials on the field in real time.

   The guiding principle of VAR in this league is that it should interfere as little as possible.

var.

³

abbreviation

1. variable.

2. variant.

3. variation.

4. variety.

5. variometer.

6. various.

var.

¹

abbreviation

1. variable

2. variant

3. variation

4. variety

5. various

Var

²

/ var /

noun

1. a department of SE France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Toulon. Pop: 946 305 (2003 est). Area: 6023 sq km (2349 sq miles)

2. a river in SE France, flowing southeast and south to the Mediterranean near Nice. Length: about 130 km (80 miles)

VAR

³

abbreviation

1. visual aural range

var

⁴

/ vɑː /

noun

1. a unit of reactive power of an alternating current, equal to the product of the current measured in amperes and the voltage measured in volts

Word History and Origins

Origin of Var¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Word History and Origins

Origin of Var¹

from v ( olt- ) a ( mperes ) r ( eactive )

Example Sentences

Delap's goal was initially ruled out for offside but VAR overruled the on-field officials.

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Villarreal captain Juan Foyth was sent off early in the second period when a VAR review found he handballed a goalbound shot from Karim Adeyemi.

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The key consideration for the VAR is that the offside players are moving away from the play, and the goalkeeper can see the ball at the time of the shot.

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Supporters want just decisions, but VAR has never really been about that.

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"So it makes it very difficult and we have these continual conversations, but with VAR the ability they've got is to slow it down and pause it, and you can point out why the goal should be ruled out."

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