VARIATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an activity that varies from a norm or standard
   Synonym(s)
   • variance (what does variance mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • any variation in his routine was immediately reported
   Hypernyms(s) variation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deviate (what does deviate mean?)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
   • diverge (what does diverge mean?)
   • depart (what does depart mean?)
   • deviate (what does deviate mean?)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
   • diverge (what does diverge mean?)
   • depart (what does depart mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
   Usage Example(s)
   • who is responsible for these variations in taxation?
   Hypernyms(s) variation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
   • variegate (what does variegate mean?)
   • motley (what does motley mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
   Synonym(s)
   • pas seul (what does pas seul mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) variation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dancing (what does dancing mean?)
   • dance (what does dance mean?)
   • terpsichore (what does terpsichore mean?)
   • saltation (what does saltation mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
   Usage Example(s)
   • he patented a variation on the sandal
   Hypernyms(s) variation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • thing (what does thing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bastard (what does bastard mean?)
   • mongrel (what does mongrel mean?)
5. Meaning
   • something a little different from others of the same type
   Synonym(s)
   • edition (what does edition mean?)
   • variant (what does variant mean?)
   • version (what does version mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an experimental version of the night fighter
   • an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone
   • the boy is a younger edition of his father
   Hypernyms(s) variation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • type (what does type mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
   Hypernyms(s) variation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • theme (what does theme mean?)
   • melodic theme (what does melodic theme mean?)
   • musical theme (what does musical theme mean?)
   • idea (what does idea mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • inversion (what does inversion mean?)
7. Meaning
   • an instance of change
   • the rate or magnitude of change
   Synonym(s)
   • fluctuation (what does fluctuation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) variation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alteration (what does alteration mean?)
   • modification (what does modification mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • vicissitude (what does vicissitude mean?)
   • allomerism (what does allomerism mean?)
   • deviation (what does deviation mean?)
   • divergence (what does divergence mean?)
   • departure (what does departure mean?)
   • difference (what does difference mean?)
   • substitution (what does substitution mean?)
   • permutation (what does permutation mean?)
   • transposition (what does transposition mean?)
   • replacement (what does replacement mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • business cycle (what does business cycle mean?)
   • trade cycle (what does trade cycle mean?)
   • daily variation (what does daily variation mean?)
   • diurnal variation (what does diurnal variation mean?)
   • tide (what does tide mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fluctuate (what does fluctuate mean?)
   • vacillate (what does vacillate mean?)
   • waver (what does waver mean?)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
8. Meaning
   • (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
   Synonym(s)
   • mutant (what does mutant mean?)
   • mutation (what does mutation mean?)
   • sport (what does sport mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) variation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • organism (what does organism mean?)
   • being (what does being mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • freak (what does freak mean?)
   • monster (what does monster mean?)
   • monstrosity (what does monstrosity mean?)
   • lusus naturae (what does lusus naturae mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deviate (what does deviate mean?)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
   • diverge (what does diverge mean?)
   • depart (what does depart mean?)
   • mutate (what does mutate mean?)
   • mutate (what does mutate mean?)
9. Meaning
   • (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth’’s moon)
   Hypernyms(s) variation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • perturbation (what does perturbation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • libration (what does libration mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
   • deviate (what does deviate mean?)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
   • diverge (what does diverge mean?)
   • depart (what does depart mean?)
10. Meaning
    • the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
    Synonym(s)
    • magnetic declination (what does magnetic declination mean?)
    • magnetic variation (what does magnetic variation mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) variation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • angle (what does angle mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • vary (what does vary mean?)