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variation

/vair-ee-ey-shuhn/US // ˌvɛər iˈeɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃən) //

变化,变异,变体,变奏

Related Words

deviation偏差,偏离,偏离度,背离abnormality畸形,畸形现象,异常情况,异常现象diversity多样性,多元化,多样化,多元性variety种类,种类繁多,种类多样,种类丰富fluctuation波动性,波动innovation创新,革新,创新性,创新精神divergence分歧,分歧性,发散性,分歧的情况alteration改动,改建,改造,变更discrepancy差异,差别,差距,差异性disparity差距,差别,差异性,差异mutation变异,突变,变种,变异的shift移位,转移,移,轮班modification修改,改装,改动,改造change变化,改变,更改,变革swerve转向,转身,转移,转动digression题外话,离题,离题话,扯远了contradistinction矛盾,区别,对比,矛盾性aberration畸变,色差,偏差,畸形novelty新颖性,新颖,新颖的,新奇diversification多元化,多样化,多样性,多元化发展

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
    • : an instance of this: There is a variation in the quality of fabrics in this shipment.
    • : amount, rate, extent, or degree of change: a temperature variation of 40° in a particular climate.
    • : a different form of something; variant.
    • : Music. the transformation of a melody or theme with changes or elaborations in harmony, rhythm, and melody.a varied form of a melody or theme, especially one of a series of such forms developing the capacities of the subject.
    • : Ballet. a solo dance, especially one forming a section of a pas de deux.
    • : Astronomy. any deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body, especially of a planetary or satellite orbit.
    • : Also called magnetic declination, magnetic variation. Navigation. 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.Compare deviation.
    • : Biology. a difference or deviation in structure or character from others of the same species or group.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundifference; alternative
Forms: variations
Synonyms
abnormality畸形,畸形现象,异常情况,异常现象alteration改动,改建,改造,变更change变化,改变,更改,变革deviation偏差,偏离,偏离度,背离discrepancy差异,差别,差距,差异性disparity差距,差别,差异性,差异divergence分歧,分歧性,发散性,分歧的情况diversity多样性,多元化,多样化,多元性fluctuation波动性,波动innovation创新,革新,创新性,创新精神modification修改,改装,改动,改造mutation变异,突变,变种,变异的shift移位,转移,移,轮班variety种类,种类繁多,种类多样,种类丰富aberration畸变,色差,偏差,畸形adaptation改编,适应,适应性,适应性调整bend弯曲,弯曲的,拐弯处,折弯break突破,休息,断裂,断contradistinction矛盾,区别,对比,矛盾性contrast对比,对照,对比度,对比一下curve曲线,弧度,曲线图,弯道deflection变形,偏转,挠曲,挠性departure离开,启程,离开的时候,离开时digression题外话,离题,离题话,扯远了displacement流离失所,排水量,流动性,流离失所问题dissimilarity异质性,异样,差异性,异样的dissimilitude异文,异见,异质性,异质distinction区别,区分,区别对待,差异diversification多元化,多样化,多样性,多元化发展exception例外,例外情况,除外,异常inequality不平等,不平等现象,不平等问题,不平等性novelty新颖性,新颖,新颖的,新奇swerve转向,转身,转移,转动turn变成,转弯,变成了,转变departure from the norm偏离常规,偏离常态,偏离规范,偏离常轨unconformity不合时宜,不吻合,不一致,不符合规定

Examples

  • Some variation of the truth will set you free, so I suggest you go on a truth offensive.

  • He was initially focused on temperature variations, and he viewed the pressure peaks as unwelcome noise.

  • Inter-subject variations are to be expected, for example due to differences in physiology, mask fit, head position, speech pattern and such.

  • This big data approach scans existing genomic databases for variations in DNA coding that could lead to differences in some outcome—for example, long versus short life.

  • Some frequencies will show up more strongly than others, and these variations highlight patterns — for instance, a strong frequency might indicate that the list contains more odd numbers than even ones.

  • As I went spelunking through the research literature, I found a huge variation in definitions.

  • Biological variation was celebrated in the pantheon of the gods.

  • At one point in this show, a variation of this happened, in succession.

  • Climate warming can be charted as a long-term rising trend with variation.

  • Papers and websites are filled with opinion pieces running some variation of the title “Who lost Iraq?”

  • Marked variation in the amount at successive examinations strongly suggests a neurosis.

  • The variation of the compass in this interval is scarcely affected by the ship's local attraction.

  • The variation in this interval is almost too trifling to be noticed for the purposes of common navigation.

  • Thus it may well come about that our coast lines are swaying up and down in ceaseless variation.

  • There is never any great variation in the temperature, which is the natural consequence of the place being near the equator.

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