SkyfireDict

variation   (TTS Sound)

The noun variation has 11 senses

• variation, fluctuation -- (an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change)


• variation, variance -- (an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported")


• variation -- (a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished)


• version, variant, variation, edition -- (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")


• variation -- (an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard; "he patented a variation on the sandal")


• magnetic declination, magnetic variation, variation -- (the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north)


• variation -- (the process of varying or being varied)


• variation -- ((astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon))


• mutant, mutation, variation, sport -- ((biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration)


• pas seul, variation -- ((ballet) a solo dance or dance figure)


• variation -- (the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard; "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?")