variation
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
A related but distinct thing.
“When the process didn't work, we tried a variation.”
The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
A line of play that differs from the original.
Etymology
From Middle French variation, from Old French variacion, from Latin variātiō, from vary + -ation.
VARIATION at a glance
VARIATION has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (V 4 + A 1 + R 1 + I 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,212 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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