名词
1. （同一事物略微的）变化形式
A variation on something is the same thing presented in a slightly different form.
2. （等级或数量的）变化，变动，变更
A variation is a change or slight difference in a level, amount, or quantity.
1. an activity that varies from a norm or standard
e.g. any variation in his routine was immediately reported
Synonym: variance
2. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
e.g. who is responsible for these variations in taxation?
3. (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
Synonym: pas seul
4. an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
e.g. he patented a variation on the sandal
5. something a little different from others of the same type
e.g. 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
Synonym: versionvariantedition
6. a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
7. an instance of change
the rate or magnitude of change
Synonym: fluctuation
8. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
9. (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
10. the process of varying or being varied
11. the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north