Tra từ variation - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. an instance of change;
the rate or magnitude of change (Freq. 24)
• Syn:
fluctuation
• Derivationally related forms:
fluctuate (for: fluctuation), vary
• Hypernyms:
change, alteration, modification
• Hyponyms:
vicissitude, allomerism, deviation, divergence, departure,
difference, substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch,
business cycle, trade cycle, daily variation, diurnal variation, tide
2. an activity that varies from a norm or standard (Freq. 9)
- any variation in his routine was immediately reported
• Syn:
variance
• Derivationally related forms:
variant (for: variance), vary (for: variance), vary
• Hypernyms:
activity
3. a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea
• Hyponyms:
inversion, partita
4. something a little different from others of the same type (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
version, variant, edition
• Derivationally related forms:
vary, variant (for: variant), vary (for: variant)
• Hypernyms:
type
5. an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard (Freq. 1)
- he patented a variation on the sandal
• Hypernyms:
thing
• Hyponyms:
bastard, mongrel
6. the process of varying or being varied
• Hypernyms:
process, physical process
• Hyponyms:
covariation
7. (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
• Derivationally related forms:
vary
• Topics:
astronomy, uranology
• Hypernyms:
perturbation
• Hyponyms:
libration
8. (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
• Syn:
pas seul
• Topics:
ballet, concert dance
• Hypernyms:
dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation
9. the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
• Syn:
magnetic declination, magnetic variation
• Derivationally related forms:
vary
• Hypernyms:
angle
10. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
• Syn:
mutant, mutation, sport
• Derivationally related forms:
vary, mutational (for: mutation), mutate (for: mutation), mutant (for: mutant), mutate (for: mutant)
• Topics:
biology, biological science
• Hypernyms:
organism, being
• Hyponyms:
freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae
11. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
- who is responsible for these variations in taxation?
• Derivationally related forms:
vary
• Hypernyms:
change