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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024var•i•a•tion /ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - the act or process of varying or differing from what is normal or usual:[uncountable]Those prices are subject to much variation.
- an instance of this:[countable]a variation in quality.
- amount or degree of change:[countable]a temperature variation of 20°.
- [countable] a different form of something;
variant. - 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 © 2024var•i•a•tion (vâr′ē ā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree:Prices are subject to variation.
- an instance of this:There is a variation in the quality of fabrics in this shipment.
- amount, rate, extent, or degree of change:a temperature variation of 40° in a particular climate.
- a different form of something; variant.
- 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.
- Music and Dance[Ballet.]a solo dance, esp. one forming a section of a pas de deux.
- Astronomyany deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body, esp. of a planetary or satellite orbit.
- 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).
- [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•a′tion•al, var•i•a•tive (vâr′ē ā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. var′i•a′tion•al•ly, var′i•a′tive•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mutation, alteration, modification; deviation, divergence, difference.
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