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variation
[vair-ee-ey-shuhn]
noun
the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree.
Prices are subject to variation.
Synonyms: , , , , ,an instance of this.
There is a variation in the quality of fabrics in this shipment.
amount, rate, extent, or degree of change.
a temperature variation of 40° in a particular climate.
a different form of something; variant.
Music.
Ballet.a solo dance, especially one forming a section of a pas de deux.
Astronomy.any deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body, especially of a planetary or satellite orbit.
Also called magnetic declination,.Also called magnetic variation.Navigation.the angle between the geographic and the magnetic meridian at a given point, expressed in plus degrees east or minus degrees west of true north.
Biology.a difference or deviation in structure or character from others of the same species or group.
variation
/ ˌɛəɪˈɪʃə /
noun
the act, process, condition, or result of changing or varying; diversity
an instance of varying or the amount, rate, or degree of such change
something that differs from a standard or convention
music
a repetition of a musical theme in which the rhythm, harmony, or melody is altered or embellished
( as modifier )
variation form
biology
a marked deviation from the typical form or function
a characteristic or an organism showing this deviation
astronomy any change in or deviation from the mean motion or orbit of a planet, satellite, etc, esp a perturbation of the moon
another word for magnetic declination
ballet a solo dance
linguistics any form of morphophonemic change, such as one involved in inflection, conjugation, or vowel mutation
Other Word Forms
- variational adjective
- variative adjective
- variationally adverb
- variatively adverb
- intervariation noun
- nonvariation noun
- overvariation noun
- prevariation noun
- self-variation noun
- ˌˈپDzԲ adverb
- ˌˈپDzԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of variation1
Example Sentences
That includes egg casserole variations and a twist on a traditional bacon and egg sandwich that includes sriracha aioli, she shared as teasers.
"It's meant that both of Jack's copies of this gene have got a variation to it which has caused this neurodevelopmental disorder which doesn't have a name because it is so rare."
Maths standards in Wales are too low with wide variations in the quality of teaching, according to the schools watchdog.
The perpetrators are usually identified in the lawsuits as some variation on John Doe, with few identifying details.
Their extensive donut menu has 30 variations, including chocolate wildberry fritter, salt and vinegar, red velvet cake and orange dream star.
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