variation 音标拼音: [v
, ɛri'eʃən]
n .
U 变动,变化;
C 变异,变种
U 变动,变化;
C 变异,变种
variation 变动 差异
variation n 1 :
an instance of change ;
the rate or magnitude of change [
synonym : {
variation }, {
fluctuation }]
2 :
an activity that varies from a norm or standard ; "
any variation in his routine was immediately reported " [
synonym :
{
variation }, {
variance }]
3 :
a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished 4 :
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 "
[
synonym : {
version }, {
variant }, {
variation }, {
edition }]
5 :
an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard ; "
he patented a variation on the sandal "
6 :
the angle (
at a particular location )
between magnetic north and true north [
synonym : {
magnetic declination }, {
magnetic variation }, {
variation }]
7 :
the process of varying or being varied 8 : (
astronomy )
any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (
especially a perturbation of the earth '
s moon )
9 : (
biology )
an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration [
synonym : {
mutant }, {
mutation },
{
variation }, {
sport }]
10 : (
ballet )
a solo dance or dance figure [
synonym : {
pas seul },
{
variation }]
11 :
the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard ; "
who is responsible for these variations in taxation ?"
Variation \
Va `
ri *
a "
tion \,
n . [
OE .
variatioun ,
F .
variation ,
L .
variatio .
See {
Vary }.]
1 .
The act of varying ;
a partial change in the form ,
position ,
state ,
or qualities of a thing ;
modification ;
alteration ;
mutation ;
diversity ;
deviation ;
as ,
a variation of color in different lights ;
a variation in size ;
variation of language .
[
1913 Webster ]
The essences of things are conceived not capable of any such variation . --
Locke .
[
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2 .
Extent to which a thing varies ;
amount of departure from a position or state ;
amount or rate of change .
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3 . (
Gram .)
Change of termination of words ,
as in declension ,
conjugation ,
derivation ,
etc .
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4 . (
Mus .)
Repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful embellishments or modifications ,
in time ,
tune ,
or harmony ,
or sometimes change of key ;
the presentation of a musical thought in new and varied aspects ,
yet so that the essential features of the original shall still preserve their identity .
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5 . (
Alg .)
One of the different arrangements which can be made of any number of quantities taking a certain number of them together .
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{
Annual variation } (
Astron .),
the yearly change in the right ascension or declination of a star ,
produced by the combined effects of the precession of the equinoxes and the proper motion of the star .
{
Calculus of variations }.
See under {
Calculus }.
{
Variation compass }.
See under {
Compass }.
{
Variation of the moon } (
Astron .),
an inequality of the moon '
s motion ,
depending on the angular distance of the moon from the sun .
It is greater at the octants ,
and zero at the quadratures .
{
Variation of the needle } (
Geog . &
Naut .),
the angle included between the true and magnetic meridians of a place ;
the deviation of the direction of a magnetic needle from the true north and south line ; --
called also {
declination of the needle }.
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Syn :
Change ;
vicissitude ;
variety ;
deviation .
[
1913 Webster ]
321 Moby Thesaurus words for "
variation ":
Nachtmusik ,
Proteus ,
aberrancy ,
aberration ,
about -
face ,
absolute music ,
accommodation ,
adaptation ,
adjustment ,
air varie ,
aleatory ,
aleatory music ,
allotropism ,
allotropy ,
alteration ,
altering ,
alternation ,
amelioration ,
anacrusis ,
analysis ,
anatomization ,
apostasy ,
arrangement ,
atomization ,
bass passage ,
bend ,
betterment ,
bias ,
bourdon ,
branching off ,
break ,
bridge ,
burden ,
cadence ,
capriciousness ,
chamber music ,
chamber orchestra ,
change ,
change of heart ,
change of pace ,
changeability ,
changeableness ,
changing ,
choice ,
choppiness ,
chorus ,
circuitousness ,
coda ,
composition ,
constructive change ,
continuity ,
contrariety ,
contrast ,
conversion ,
corner ,
crook ,
curve ,
dappleness ,
declination ,
defection ,
deflection ,
degeneration ,
degenerative change ,
demarcation ,
departure ,
descant ,
desultoriness ,
desynonymization ,
deterioration ,
detour ,
development ,
deviability ,
deviance ,
deviancy ,
deviation ,
deviousness ,
difference ,
differencing ,
differentiation ,
differing ,
digression ,
disaccord ,
disaccordance ,
disagreement ,
disconformity ,
discongruity ,
discontinuity ,
discordance ,
discrepancy ,
discreteness ,
discrimination ,
discursion ,
disequalization ,
disjunction ,
disorder ,
disparity ,
dissent ,
dissimilarity ,
dissonance ,
distinction ,
distinctness ,
distinguishment ,
divagation ,
divarication ,
divergence ,
divergency ,
diversification ,
diversion ,
diversity ,
division ,
dogleg ,
double ,
drift ,
drifting ,
eccentricity ,
electronic music ,
errantry ,
erraticism ,
etude ,
excursion ,
excursus ,
exercise ,
exorbitation ,
exposition ,
far cry ,
fickleness ,
figure ,
fitting ,
flightiness ,
flip -
flop ,
fluctuation ,
folderol ,
freakishness ,
gradual change ,
hairpin ,
harmonic close ,
harmonization ,
her infinite variety ,
heterogeneity ,
heteromorphism ,
improvement ,
impulsiveness ,
inaccordance ,
incidental music ,
incompatibility ,
incongruity ,
inconsistency ,
inconsonance ,
inconstancy ,
indirection ,
individualization ,
individuation ,
inequality ,
inharmoniousness ,
inharmony ,
instability ,
instrumental music ,
interlude ,
intermezzo ,
introductory phrase ,
invention ,
irreconcilability ,
irregularity ,
jerkiness ,
manifoldness ,
measure ,
melioration ,
mercuriality ,
mitigation ,
mixture ,
modification ,
modifying ,
modulation ,
moodiness ,
motleyness ,
movement ,
multifariousness ,
multiplicity ,
musical phrase ,
musical sentence ,
mutability ,
mutation ,
nocturne ,
nonconformism ,
nonconformity ,
nonstandardization ,
nonuniformity ,
novelty ,
obliquity ,
odds ,
omnifariousness ,
omniformity ,
opposition ,
opus ,
orchestration ,
ornament ,
oscillation ,
otherness ,
overthrow ,
part ,
particularization ,
passage ,
pendulation ,
pererration ,
period ,
permutation ,
personalization ,
phrase ,
piece ,
pluralism ,
polymorphism ,
production ,
program music ,
qualification ,
radical change ,
raggedness ,
rambling ,
re -
creation ,
realignment ,
redesign ,
reform ,
reformation ,
refrain ,
remaking ,
renewal ,
reshaping ,
resolution ,
response ,
restlessness ,
restructuring ,
reversal ,
revival ,
revivification ,
revolution ,
ricercar ,
ritornello ,
score ,
section ,
seesawing ,
segregation ,
separateness ,
separation ,
severalization ,
severance ,
shapeshifter ,
sheer ,
shift ,
shiftiness ,
shifting ,
shifting course ,
shifting path ,
shuffling ,
skew ,
slant ,
sonata ,
sonatina ,
specialization ,
stanza ,
statement ,
strain ,
straying ,
string orchestra ,
string quartet ,
study ,
sudden change ,
sweep ,
swerve ,
swerving ,
swinging ,
switch ,
tack ,
tailpiece ,
teeter -
tottering ,
teetering ,
theme and variations ,
total change ,
tottering ,
transition ,
trio ,
turn ,
turnabout ,
turning ,
tutti ,
tutti passage ,
twist ,
uncertainty ,
unconformism ,
unconformity ,
undependability ,
unfixedness ,
unlikeness ,
unorthodoxy ,
unpredictability ,
unreliability ,
unsettledness ,
unstableness ,
unsteadfastness ,
unsteadiness ,
upheaval ,
vacillation ,
variability ,
variance ,
variegation ,
variety ,
variousness ,
varying ,
veer ,
versatility ,
verse ,
vicissitude ,
violent change ,
wandering ,
wantonness ,
warp ,
wavering ,
waywardness ,
whimsicality ,
work ,
worsening ,
yaw ,
zigzag
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