Variation — synonyms, definition

1. variation (Noun)

aberration abnormality allowance alteration amount bend change degree deviation difference digression discrepancy displacement dissimilarity divergence edition fluctuation hair hint impartiality • • •

variation (Noun) — An instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change.

variation (Noun) — An activity that varies from a norm or standard. ex. "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

variation (Noun) — A repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished.

variation (Noun) — Something a little different from others of the same type. ex. "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"

variation (Noun) — An artifact that deviates from a norm or standard. ex. "he patented a variation on the sandal"

variation (Noun) — The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north.

variation (Noun) — The process of varying or being varied.

variation (Noun) — (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon).

variation (Noun) — (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration.

variation (Noun) — (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure.

variation (Noun) — The act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard. ex. "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"

Terpsichore activity alteration angle being change dance dancing idea melodic theme modification musical theme organism perturbation physical process process saltation theme thing type allomerism bastard business cycle covariation daily variation departure deviation difference diurnal variation divergence freak inversion libration lusus naturae mongrel monster monstrosity partita permutation replacement • • •