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variation in WordNet English dictionary
noun- something a little different from others of the same type
"an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
version variant variation edition
- an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
variation fluctuation
- the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
magnetic declination magnetic variation variation
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
mutant mutation variation sport
- (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
pas seul variation
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
"any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
variation variance
- the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
"who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"
variation
- an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
"he patented a variation on the sandal"
variation
- a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
variation
- (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
variation
- the process of varying or being varied
variation
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University