var

Questions about var

What does var mean?

var means "a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere".

How many syllables are in var?

var has 1 syllable: var.

What is another word for var?

Close synonyms include volt-ampere. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is var a common word?

var is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.