variation
noun/ˌveəriˈeɪʃn/
/ˌveriˈeɪʃn/
Word Family
- vary verb
- varied adjective
- variable adjective noun
- variation noun
- various adjective
- variety noun
- [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)
Extra Examples- Considerable variation was found in the terms offered by different banks.
- She is studying language variation across the social range.
- The businesses showed a dramatic variation in how they treated their staff.
- There is little variation by sex or social class in these attitudes.
- slight variations in pressure
- subtle variations of colour and design
- subtle variations of light and texture
- temperature variation with altitude
- variation according to the time of year
- variation among the students in terms of ability
- variations between different accents
- There is considerable variation in tastes across the country.
- We need to take seasonal variation into account.
- local/geographical/environmental/climatic variation
- regional variations in voting patterns
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- dramatic
- enormous
- …
- amount
- degree
- level
- …
- reflect
- show
- find
- …
- occur
- variation according to
- variation across
- variation among
- …
- a range of variation
- a variation on a theme
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- [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.
Extra Examples- There may be striking variations within a species.
- The story is a variation on ‘Treasure Island’.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- dramatic
- enormous
- …
- amount
- degree
- level
- …
- reflect
- show
- find
- …
- occur
- variation according to
- variation across
- variation among
- …
- a range of variation
- a variation on a theme
- [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’.
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