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variation

/ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/noun4 syllables

Variation means: something a little different from others of the same type.

Synonyms for variation11

noun, as in something a little different from others of the same type

version, variant, edition

noun, as in (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

mutant, mutation, sport

noun, as in the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

magnetic declination, magnetic variation

noun, as in an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

fluctuation

noun, as in an activity that varies from a norm or standard

variance

noun, as in (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

pas seul

What does variation mean?11

noun

1

something a little different from others of the same type“an experimental version of the night fighter”

2

(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

3

the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

4

an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

5

an activity that varies from a norm or standard“any variation in his routine was immediately reported”

6

(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

7

a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

8

an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard“he patented a variation on the sandal”

9

the process of varying or being varied

10

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

11

the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard“who is responsible for these variations in taxation?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with variation?60

two syllables

stationnation
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All 60 rhymes for variation, grouped by syllable

Variation in a sentence

  • The reason for this is that we found no variation of those morphemes.unknown
  • This is a humorous variation of a proverb.Eldad
  • This is the humorous variation of a certain proverb.Eldad
  • A turbofan engine is the most modern variation of the basic gas turbine engine.Hybrid
  • There is relatively little variation in temperature here.mailohilohi
  • There was not much variation from the norm.CarpeLanam
  • The definition you gave fails to encompass some of the variation we see.AlanF_US
  • The latest variation of the classic tinfoil hat is the tinfoil beret.shekitten

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Forms of variation

as a noun

plural
variations