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variation

[ vair-ee-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree:

    Prices are subject to variation.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. an instance of this:

    There is a variation in the quality of fabrics in this shipment.

  3. amount, rate, extent, or degree of change:

    a temperature variation of 40° in a particular climate.

  4. a different form of something; variant.
  5. Music.
    1. the transformation of a melody or theme with changes or elaborations in harmony, rhythm, and melody.
    2. a varied vary form of a melody or theme, especially one of a series of such forms developing the capacities of the subject.
  6. Ballet. a solo dance, especially one forming a section of a pas de deux.
  7. Astronomy. any deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body, especially of a planetary or satellite orbit.
  8. 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 ).
  9. Biology. a difference or deviation in structure or character from others of the same species or group.


variation

/ ˌɛəɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act, process, condition, or result of changing or varying; diversity
  2. an instance of varying or the amount, rate, or degree of such change
  3. something that differs from a standard or convention
  4. music
    1. a repetition of a musical theme in which the rhythm, harmony, or melody is altered or embellished
    2. ( as modifier )

      variation form

  5. biology
    1. a marked deviation from the typical form or function
    2. a characteristic or an organism showing this deviation
  6. astronomy any change in or deviation from the mean motion or orbit of a planet, satellite, etc, esp a perturbation of the moon
  7. another word for magnetic declination
  8. ballet a solo dance
  9. linguistics any form of morphophonemic change, such as one involved in inflection, conjugation, or vowel mutation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈپDzԲ, adverb
  • ˌˈپDzԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • i·tDz· ···پ [vair, -ee-ey-tiv], adjective
  • i·tDz··ly i·t· adverb
  • t·r·tDz noun
  • ԴDzv··tDz noun
  • v·i·tDz noun
  • v··tDz noun
  • -i·tDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of variation1

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin پō-, stem of پō; equivalent to variate + -ion; replacing Middle English variacioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above
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“We do have temperature variations at different points, but this is a little bit atypical.”

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A variation of hollandaise, béarnaise consists of nothing but lemon, butter, eggs, vinegar and, of course, tarragon.

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“For me, it’s exciting just because there hasn’t been much of this,” Muncy said, noting that outside of the wood types and handle variations, bats have largely remained unchanged over the history of the sport.

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