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

However, after a lengthy review, VAR Christian Dingert instructed referee Tobias Stieler to disallow the goal because of a handball, despite replays appearing to show the ball hitting Iheanacho in the face.

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That momentum was halted by a prolonged VAR check, the outcome of which was incomprehensible to most - if not all - at Parkhead.

From BBC

"There's VAR checking for handball trying to ruin everyone's fun, but no, it comes off his head," Hart said at the time.

From BBC

"It is two poor decisions, especially by the referee, and then the people on VAR."

From BBC

Chelsea went on to win the game 2-0 thanks to Joao Pedro's header and Enzo Fernandez's penalty which came after another contentious VAR decision that went against the visitors and left Silva fuming.

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