variation
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See also: Variation
English
Etymology
From Middle French variation, from Old French variacion, from Latin variātiō.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/, /ˌvæɹiˈeɪʃn̩/, /ˌvɛɹiˈeɪʃn̩/
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Noun
variation (usually uncountable, plural variations)
- The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
- 2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
- Plant breeding is always a numbers game. […] The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.
- A related but distinct thing.
- When the process didn't work, we tried a variation.
- All of his soups are variations on a single recipe.
- (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
- Synonym: magnetic declination
- (board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
- (music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
- (genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.
- (astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
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Translations
the act or state of varying
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difference between true and magnetic (compass) north
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(board games) a line of play that differs from the original
a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme
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References
- US FM 55-501 MARINE CREWMAN’S HANDBOOK; 1 December 1999
- “variation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “variation”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin variātiōnem. See also véraison.
Pronunciation
Noun
variation f (plural variations)
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Further reading
- “variation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Swedish
Etymology
From French variation, attested from 1656.
Noun
variation c
Declension
| Declension of variation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | variation | variationen | variationer | variationerna |
| Genitive | variations | variationens | variationers | variationernas |
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References
- ^ variation in Svensk ordbok.