variation
English Thesaurus
1. an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | activity, |
| definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
2. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | the action of changing something (noun.act) |
3. (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure (noun.act)
| domain category | : | ballet, concert dance, |
| definition | : | a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers (noun.act) |
4. an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | thing, |
| definition | : | an artifact (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bastard, mongrel, |
| definition | : | derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin (noun.artifact) |
5. something a little different from others of the same type (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | type, |
| definition | : | a subdivision of a particular kind of thing (noun.cognition) |
6. a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | inversion, |
| definition | : | (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | partita, |
| definition | : | one of the variations contained in a partita (noun.communication) |
7. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | alteration, change, modification, |
| definition | : | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | vicissitude, |
| definition | : | a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | allomerism, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | business cycle, trade cycle, |
| definition | : | recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | daily variation, |
| definition | : | fluctuations that occur between one day and the next (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | diurnal variation, |
| definition | : | fluctuations that occur during each day (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | tide, |
| definition | : | something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea) (noun.event) |
8. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | being, organism, |
| definition | : | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops) |
9. (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | perturbation, |
| definition | : | (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | libration, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | astronomy, uranology, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition) |
10. the process of varying or being varied (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | physical process, process, |
| definition | : | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | covariation, |
| definition | : | (statistics) correlated variation (noun.cognition) |
11. the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | angle, |
| definition | : | the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians (noun.shape) |
12. an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun.act)
| derivation | : | variant, |
| definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
13. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard (noun.act)
| derivation | : | motley, variegate, vary, |
| definition | : | make something more diverse and varied (verb.change) |
14. something a little different from others of the same type (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | alter, change, vary, |
| definition | : | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | variant, |
| definition | : | exhibiting variation and change (adj.all) |
15. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change (noun.event)
| derivation | : | fluctuate, vacillate, waver, |
| definition | : | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | vary, |
| definition | : | be subject to change in accordance with a variable (verb.stative) |
16. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration (noun.person)
| derivation | : | mutate, |
| definition | : | undergo mutation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | mutational, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or resulting from mutation (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | mutant, |
| definition | : | tending to undergo or resulting from mutation (adj.pert) |
17. (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | vary, vary, |
| definition | : | be subject to change in accordance with a variable (verb.stative) |
18. an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun.act)
| derivation | : | variant, |
| definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
19. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard (noun.act)
| derivation | : | motley, variegate, vary, |
| definition | : | make something more diverse and varied (verb.change) |
20. something a little different from others of the same type (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | alter, change, vary, |
| definition | : | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | variant, |
| definition | : | exhibiting variation and change (adj.all) |
21. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change (noun.event)
| derivation | : | fluctuate, vacillate, waver, |
| definition | : | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | vary, |
| definition | : | be subject to change in accordance with a variable (verb.stative) |
22. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration (noun.person)
| derivation | : | mutate, |
| definition | : | undergo mutation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | mutational, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or resulting from mutation (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | mutant, |
| definition | : | tending to undergo or resulting from mutation (adj.pert) |
23. (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | vary, vary, |
| definition | : | be subject to change in accordance with a variable (verb.stative) |
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