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1. (n.) variation
the act or process of varying:
prices subject to variation.
2. variation
an instance of this:
a variation in quality.
3. variation
amount of change:
a temperature variation of 20°.
4. variation
a different form of something.
5. variation
the transformation of a musical theme with changes or elaborations in harmony, rhythm, and melody.
6. variation
a solo dance, esp. one forming a section of a pas de deux.
7. variation
any deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
8. variation
the angle between the geographic and the magnetic meridian at a given point.
9. variation
a deviation in character from others of the same species.
Etymology: (1765–75; < NL, =vari(ola)variola+-cella dim. suffix)
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| Definition of 'variation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) variation, fluctuation
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
2. (noun) variation, variance
an activity that varies from a norm or standard
"any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
3. (noun) variation
a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
4. (noun) version, variant, variation, edition
something a little different from others of the same type
"an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
5. (noun) variation
an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
"he patented a variation on the sandal"
6. (noun) magnetic declination, magnetic variation, variation
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
7. (noun) variation
the process of varying or being varied
8. (noun) variation
(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
9. (noun) mutant, mutation, variation, sport
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
10. (noun) pas seul, variation
(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
11. (noun) variation
the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
"who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"
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1. (noun) variation
a change in sth
some variation in the quality of the paint; the variations of color
2. variation
sth that has been changed from the original
New Wave music was a variation of punk.
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| Definition of 'variation' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) variation
the act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a variation of color in different lights; a variation in size; variation of language
2. (noun) variation
extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from a position or state; amount or rate of change
3. (noun) variation
change of termination of words, as in declension, conjugation, derivation, etc
4. (noun) variation
repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or harmony, or sometimes change of key; the presentation of a musical thought in new and varied aspects, yet so that the essential features of the original shall still preserve their identity
5. (noun) variation
one of the different arrangements which can be made of any number of quantities taking a certain number of them together
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| Definition of 'variation' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. variation
The angular difference between true and magnetic north. See also deviation.
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