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单词 variation
释义 variation
 —variational, variative /vair"ee ay'tiv/,  adj.   —variationally, variatively,  adv.  
 /vair'ee ay"sheuhn/,  n.  
  1. the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
  2. an instance of this: There is a variation in the quality of fabrics in this shipment.
  3. amount, rate, extent, or degree of change: a temperature variation of 40° in a particular climate.
  4. a different form of something; variant.
  5.  Music.  
   a. the transformation of a melody or theme with changes or elaborations in harmony, rhythm, and melody.
   b. a varied form of a melody or theme, esp. one of a series of such forms developing the capacities of the subject.
  6.  Ballet.   a solo dance, esp. one forming a section of a pas de deux.
  7.  Astron.   any deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body, esp. of a planetary or satellite orbit.
  8. Also called magnetic declination, magnetic variation. Navig. the angle between the geographic and the magnetic meridian at a given point, expressed in plus degrees east or minus degrees west of true north. Cf. deviation (def. 4).
  9.  Biol.   a difference or deviation in structure or character from others of the same species or group.
 [1350-1400; < L variation- (s. of variatio), equiv. to variat(us) (see VARIATE) + -ion- -ION; r. ME variacioun < AF < L, as above]
 Syn. 1. mutation, alteration, modification; deviation, divergence, difference.
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