variation

名词 variation:

1. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
   同义词：fluctuation
2. an activity that varies from a norm or standard
   同义词：variance
3. a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
4. something a little different from others of the same type
   同义词：version, variant, edition
5. an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
6. the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
   同义词：magnetic declination, magnetic variation
7. the process of varying or being varied
8. (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
9. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
   同义词：mutant, mutation, sport
10. (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
    同义词：pas seul
11. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard

1. The dial records showed a very slight variation in pressure.
   刻度盘显示出压力有极微小的变化。
2. Prices have not shown much variation this year.
   今年物价没显出多大变化。