NOUN | event | variation, fluctuation | an instance of change |
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act | variation, variance | an activity that varies from a norm or standard | |
communication | variation | a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished | |
cognition | variation, version, variant, edition | something a little different from others of the same type | |
artifact | variation | an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard | |
shape | variation, magnetic declination, magnetic variation | the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north | |
process | variation | the process of varying or being varied | |
phenomenon | variation | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) | |
person | variation, mutant, mutation, sport | (biology) an organism that has characteristics / characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | |
act | variation, pas seul | (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure | |
act | variation | the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard |
Sounds | veh.riyey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | An instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change. | |
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Synonym | fluctuation | |
Narrower | allomerism | (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form |
business cycle, trade cycle | recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline | |
daily variation | fluctuations that occur between one day and the next | |
deviation, divergence, departure, difference | A variation that deviates from the standard or norm | |
diurnal variation | fluctuations that occur during each day | |
substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch | An event in which one thing is substituted for another | |
tide | Something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea) | |
vicissitude | A variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something | |
Broader | change, alteration, modification | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
Spanish | fluctuación, variación | |
Catalan | fluctuació, variació | |
Verbs | vary | be subject to change in accordance with a variable |
Meaning | An activity that varies from a norm or standard. | |
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Example | "any variation in his routine was immediately reported" | |
Synonym | variance | |
Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
Spanish | variación | |
Catalan | variació | |
Verbs | vary | be at variance with |
Meaning | A repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished. | |
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Narrower | inversion | (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa |
partita | One of the variations contained in a partita | |
Broader | theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition |
Spanish | variación | |
Catalan | variació |
Meaning | Something a little different from others of the same type. | |
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Example | "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone" | |
Synonyms | version, variant, edition | |
Broader | type | A subdivision of a particular kind of thing |
Spanish | variante, versión | |
Catalan | variant, versió | |
Verbs | vary | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics / characteristics or essence |
Meaning | An artifact that deviates from a norm or standard. | |
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Example | "he patented a variation on the sandal" | |
Narrower | bastard, mongrel | derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine |
Broader | thing | An artifact |
Spanish | variación |
Meaning | The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north. | |
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Synonyms | magnetic declination, magnetic variation | |
Broader | angle | The space between two lines or planes that intersect |
Spanish | declinación magnética | |
Catalan | declinació magnètica | |
Verbs | vary | be subject to change in accordance with a variable |
Meaning | The process of varying or being varied. | |
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Narrower | covariation | (statistics) correlated variation |
Broader | process, physical process | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
Meaning | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon). | |
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Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
Narrower | libration | (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite |
Broader | perturbation | (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly |
Verbs | vary | be at variance with |
vary | be subject to change in accordance with a variable |
Meaning | (biology) an organism that has characteristics / characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration. | |
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Synonyms | mutant, mutation, sport | |
Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
Narrower | freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae | A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed |
Broader | organism, being | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
Spanish | mutación, mutante | |
Catalan | mutació, mutant | |
Verbs | vary | be at variance with |
Meaning | (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure. | |
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Synonym | pas seul | |
Category | ballet, concert dance | A theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers |
Broader | dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation | Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
Spanish | pas seul | |
Catalan | pas seul |
Meaning | The act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard. | |
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Example | "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?" | |
Broader | change | The action of changing something |
Verbs | vary | make something more diverse and varied |
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