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单词 variation
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
var•i•a•tion /ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. the act or process of varying or differing from what is normal or usual:[uncountable]Those prices are subject to much variation.
  2. an instance of this:[countable]a variation in quality.
  3. amount or degree of change:[countable]a temperature variation of 20°.
  4. [countable] a different form of something;
    variant.
  5. Music and Dance[countable] the transformation of a melody or theme in music by means of changes or elaborations in harmony, rhythm, and melody.
See -var-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
var•i•a•tion  (vâr′ē āshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree:Prices are subject to variation.
  2. an instance of this:There is a variation in the quality of fabrics in this shipment.
  3. amount, rate, extent, or degree of change:a temperature variation of 40° in a particular climate.
  4. a different form of something; variant.
  5. Music and Dance
    • the transformation of a melody or theme with changes or elaborations in harmony, rhythm, and melody.
    • a varied form of a melody or theme, esp. one of a series of such forms developing the capacities of the subject.
  6. Music and Dance[Ballet.]a solo dance, esp. one forming a section of a pas de deux.
  7. Astronomyany deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body, esp. of a planetary or satellite orbit.
  8. NauticalAlso called magnetic declination, magnetic variation. [Navig.]the angle between the geographic and the magnetic meridian at a given point, expressed in plus degrees east or minus degrees west of true north. Cf. deviation (def. 4).
  9. [Biol.]a difference or deviation in structure or character from others of the same species or group.
  • Latin, as above
  • Anglo-French
  • Latin variātiōn- (stem of variātiō), equivalent. to variāt(us) (see variate) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English variacioun
  • 1350–1400
var′i•ation•al, var•i•a•tive  (vârē ā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj.  var′i•ation•al•ly, vari•a′tive•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mutation, alteration, modification; deviation, divergence, difference.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
variation /ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃən/ n
  1. the act, process, condition, or result of changing or varying; diversity
  2. an instance of varying or the amount, rate, or degree of such change
  3. something that differs from a standard or convention
  4. a repetition of a musical theme in which the rhythm, harmony, or melody is altered or embellished
  5. (as modifier): variation form
  6. a marked deviation from the typical form or function
  7. any change in or deviation from the mean motion or orbit of a planet, satellite, etc, esp a perturbation of the moon
  8. another word for magnetic declination
  9. a solo dance

ˌvariˈational adj
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