Variation - English meaning

noun

The action or process of adapting or being adapted.

Usage examples:

The adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs

noun

Something produced to adjust to different conditions or uses, or to meet different situations

Usage examples:

[ c ] the movie was an adaptation of a novel.

noun

The process of changing to suit different conditions

Usage examples:

The documentary is about corruption, crime and human adaptation to difficult circumstances., his te…

noun

The action or process of altering or being altered.

Usage examples:

Careful alteration of old buildings

noun

A change, usually a slight change, in the appearance, character, or structure of something

Usage examples:

Several police officers are being questioned about the alteration of the documents., the house need…

noun

A change or changes made to the size or shape of a piece of clothing so that it fits better

Usage examples:

She's getting some alterations done to her dress.

adjective

(of one or more things) available as another possibility or choice.

Usage examples:

The various alternative methods for resolving disputes

noun

One of two or more available possibilities.

Usage examples:

Audiobooks are an interesting alternative to reading

noun

Something that is different, esp. from what is usual; a choice

Usage examples:

You can make it look good by comparing it to a crummy alternative., i have no alternative but to as…

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Usage examples:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

Usage examples:

The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

verb

To exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type

Usage examples:

Change jobs she's just changed jobs., change the subject let's change the subject (= talk about som…

noun

The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

Usage examples:

The day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine

verb

Differ strikingly.

Usage examples:

His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

noun

An easily noticed or understood difference between two or more things

Usage examples:

[ u ] she is quite petite, in contrast with her tall sister., [ c ] contrasts between manhattan’s r…

noun

The process of developing or being developed.

Usage examples:

She traces the development of the novel

noun

The process of growing or changing and becoming more advanced

Usage examples:

[ u ] a good diet and lots of exercise are essential for a child’s healthy growth and development.,…

noun

Growth or changes that make something become more advanced

Usage examples:

The first year of the plan is primarily focused on organizational development., he was recruited to…

noun

A point or way in which people or things are dissimilar.

Usage examples:

The differences between men and women

verb

Alter (a coat of arms) to distinguish members or branches of a family.

noun

The way in which two things being compared are not the same, or the fact of not being the same

Usage examples:

[ c ] we try to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong., [ c ] we’d like better seat…

adjective

Of, showing, or depending on a difference; varying according to circumstances or relevant factors.

Usage examples:

The differential achievements of boys and girls

noun

A difference between amounts of things.

Usage examples:

The differential between petrol and diesel prices

noun

The difference between two amounts

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There’s anywhere from a $1000 to $2400 price differential between the vehicles., the contract inclu…

noun

An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

Usage examples:

There's a discrepancy between your account and his

noun

An unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained

Usage examples:

There were troubling discrepancies between his public and private opinions on how to balance the bu…

noun

A difference between two figures, results, etc. that are expected to be the same

Usage examples:

A balance sheet review uncovered discrepancies totalling €30 million., shareholders questioned the …

noun

A great difference.

Usage examples:

Economic disparities between different regions of the country

noun

A lack of equality and similarity, esp. in a way that is not fair

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[ c ] he will oppose a gross disparity in salary increases between teachers and other state employe…

noun

A situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair

Usage examples:

Economic/income/pay disparity manhattan had the greatest income disparity between rich and poor res…

noun

Dissimilarity or diversity.

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Now there is a compelling formulation of the principle of anglican comprehensiveness - ‘manifold an…

noun

A difference, or the state of being different

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An important dissimilitude between hereditary and elective monarchy

noun

A difference or contrast between similar things or people.

Usage examples:

I was completely unaware of class distinctions

noun

A difference between two similar things

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[ c ] the comment drew/made a false distinction between domestic and foreign affairs, which are rea…

noun

The quality of being excellent

Usage examples:

Of distinction the city has produced very few writers of distinction.

noun

The action of diversifying something or the fact of becoming more diverse.

Usage examples:

Growers should start planning diversification of crops

noun

The process of starting to include more different types or things

Usage examples:

Diversification of your investments lowers risk., the policy may also offer improved energy securit…

noun

The process of starting to make new products or offer new services, or an instance of this

Usage examples:

Diversification into the government offered help for diversification into new farm products and foo…

noun

The visible shape or configuration of something.

Usage examples:

The form, colour, and texture of the tree

verb

Variant spelling of forme.

combining form

Having the form of.

Usage examples:

Cruciform

noun

Lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things.

Usage examples:

Tension is generated by the imbalance of power

noun

A condition in which two or more things are not equally or fairly divided or spread

Usage examples:

A trade imbalance

noun

A situation in which two or more things are not equal in size, power, importance, etc. or in which one group has more advantages than the other

Usage examples:

Imbalance of/in sth the growing gender imbalance in computer science and it fields has many experts…

noun

Difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality.

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Social inequality

noun

A lack of equality or fair treatment in the sharing of wealth or opportunities

Usage examples:

[ u ] social/racial inequality

noun

A situation in which money or opportunities are not shared equally between different groups in society

Usage examples:

Several polls show that one of the biggest issues on people's minds is economic inequality.

noun

The action of modifying something.

Usage examples:

The parts supplied should fit with little or no modification

noun

Something that is changed slightly, esp. to improve it or make it more acceptable or less extreme

Usage examples:

[ u ] behavior modification, [ c ] several modifications have been made in the proposals.

noun

A change to something, usually to improve it

Usage examples:

Modification of the firmware to run more programs is fairly simple., slight/minor modification the …

noun

The action of revising.

Usage examples:

The scheme needs drastic revision

noun

The act of changing or correcting something, or the thing that has been changed or corrected

Usage examples:

[ u ] the senate is expected to act on tax revision.

noun

The process of changing an amount or value in order to make it more accurate

Usage examples:

The official picture of the us labor market was complicated by statistical revisions of earlier est…

noun

Lack of consistency or fixed pattern; liability to vary or change.

Usage examples:

A great deal of variability in quality

noun

The quality or fact of being variable (= likely to change often)

Usage examples:

The polar regions exhibit the largest climatic variability on earth., i've spent 10 years researchi…

noun

A form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard.

Usage examples:

Clinically distinct variants of malaria

noun

The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity or monotony.

Usage examples:

It's the variety that makes my job so enjoyable

noun

The characteristic of frequently changing, or of including many different types or things

Usage examples:

The markets offer a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables., you can get magazines there that have …

noun

One particular type of a thing

Usage examples:

We need to create new varieties of drought-resistant coffee., we select apple varieties with a long…

adjective

Differing in size, amount, degree, or nature.

Usage examples:

Varying degrees of success

verb

Differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class.

Usage examples:

The properties vary in price

adjective

Changing or different in amount or level, especially from one occasion to another, or from one person or thing to another

Usage examples:

The technology is able to convert handwriting into digital text with varying degrees of success., t…