variation
noun/ˌveriˈeɪʃn/
Word Family
- vary verb
- varied adjective
- variable adjective noun
- variation noun
- various adjective
- variety noun
Слово англійською: variation
Переклад variation українською: варіа́ція
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] variation (in/of something) a change, especially in the amount or level of something
- The dial records very slight variations in pressure.
- Currency exchange rates are always subject to variation.
- regional/seasonal variation (= depending on the region or time of year)
- [countable] variation (on something) a thing that is different from other things in the same general group
- This soup is a spicy variation on a traditional favourite.
- [countable] variation (on something) (music) any of a set of short pieces of music based on a simple tune repeated in a different and more complicated form
- a set of variations on a theme by Mozart
- (figurative) His numerous complaints are all variations on a theme (= all about the same thing).
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting variance or conflict): from Old French, or from Latin variatio(n-), from the verb variare, from varius ‘diverse’.