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Results for: "variation"

Translating from English to Dutch

Translations:

variation — the act or state of varying
→ variatie f
→ afwisseling f
→ verandering f
variation — musical variation on a theme
→ variatie f

More translations:

variation
→ variatie

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 11

  1. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

    Synonymsfluctuation
  2. an activity that varies from a norm or standard

    • “any variation in his routine was immediately reported”
    Synonymsvariance
  3. a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

Show 8 more meanings
  1. something a little different from others of the same type

    • “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”
  2. an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard

    • “he patented a variation on the sandal”
  3. the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

    Synonymsmagnetic declinationmagnetic variation
  4. the process of varying or being varied

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

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

  7. (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

    Synonymspas seul
  8. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard

    • “who is responsible for these variations in taxation?”