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variation

/ variation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an activity that varies from a norm or standard
"any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
Type of:
activity
Derived:
deviate vary diverge depart
noun Sense 2
(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth''s moon)
Type of:
perturbation
Kinds of:
libration
Derived:
vary deviate diverge depart
Domain:
astronomy uranology
noun Sense 3
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
Type of:
change alteration modification
Kinds of:
vicissitude allomerism deviation divergence departure
Derived:
fluctuate vacillate waver vary
noun Sense 4
a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
Type of:
theme melodic theme musical theme
Kinds of:
inversion
noun Sense 5
an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
"he patented a variation on the sandal"
Type of:
thing
Kinds of:
bastard mongrel
noun Sense 6
the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
"who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"
Type of:
change
Derived:
vary variegate motley
noun Sense 7
(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
Type of:
dancing dance terpsichore
Domain:
ballet concert dance
noun Sense 8
something a little different from others of the same type
"an experimental version of the night fighter"
"an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"
"the boy is a younger edition of his father"
Type of:
type
Derived:
change alter vary
noun Sense 9
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
Type of:
organism being
Kinds of:
freak monster monstrosity lusus naturae
Derived:
deviate vary diverge depart mutate
Domain:
biology biological science
noun Sense 10
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
Type of:
angle
Derived:
vary
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Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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activity perturbation libration change alteration modification vicissitude allomerism deviation divergence departure theme