English Dictionary

variation

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常

The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing. / A related but distinct thing.

日本語の意味

物事の形、位置、状態、性質などが部分的に変化すること。 / 同一カテゴリ内で、類似しているが異なる存在やもの。

The artist's variation of the theme gave the exhibition a fresh perspective.

その芸術家がテーマを変化させることが展示会に新鮮な視点を与えた。

意味（1）

The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.

Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.

意味（2）

A related but distinct thing.

When the process didn't work, we tried a variation.

意味（3）

(nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.

意味（4）

(board games) A line of play that differs from the original.

意味（5）

(music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.

意味（6）

(genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.

意味（7）

(astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.

variations （ plural ）