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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.
- the transformation of a melody or theme with changes or elaborations in harmony, rhythm, and melody.
- 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, 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. Compare deviation ( def 4 ).
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپDzԲ, adverb
- ˌˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- i·tDz· ···پ [vair, -ee-ey-tiv], adjective
- i·tDz··ly i·t· adverb
- t·r·tDz noun
- ԴDzv··tDz noun
- v·i·tDz noun
- v··tDz noun
- -i·tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of variation1
Example Sentences
We were not overly surprised that visual appeal, familiarity and accessibility were significant predictors of the variation in publication numbers among species.
Ten years after Louis Vuitton released its first Color Blossom collection, the Maison’s timeless, iconic Monogram Flower is back with 27 new variations.
The figures also show some variation between health boards on what progress they are making in tackling the longest waits.
"We recognise that there are significant regional variations, and we are actively monitoring these and working closely with the NHS and the Welsh government to swiftly address them."
They discovered that the length of the rods between the puppeteer and the puppet resulted in small, unpredictable variations in the way the fictional quadruped moved.
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