variation
pronunciation
How to pronounce variation in British English:
UK [ˌveəriˈeɪʃn]
How to pronounce variation in American English:
US [ˌveriˈeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
- a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
- something a little different from others of the same type
- an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
- the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
- (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
- the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
Word Origin
- variation (n.)
- late 14c., "difference, divergence," from Old French variacion "variety, diversity" and directly from Latin variationem (nominative variatio) "a difference, variation, change," from past participle stem of variare "to change" (see vary). The musical sense is attested from 1801. Related: Variational.
Example
- 1. Each variation poses enormous design , engineering and technological challenges .
- 2. Genetic analyses spotted one gene variation common to them both .
- 3. What shone through the study was the variation among teachers .
- 4. Rondo form and variation form were often blended with sonata form .
- 5. We can observe another variation of the conservation of catastrophe in the construction of medieval cathedrals .