Definition of variations

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • variations is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • variations is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • variations is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of variations


  • an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun)

    Examples

    1. any variation in his routine was immediately reported

    Synonyms

    1. variance
  • the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. magnetic declination
    2. magnetic variation
  • (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pas seul
  • (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. mutant
    2. mutation
    3. sport
  • something a little different from others of the same type (noun)

    Examples

    1. an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone

    Synonyms

    1. edition
    2. variant
    3. version
  • an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. fluctuation
  • an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard (noun)

    Examples

    1. he patented a variation on the sandal
  • a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished (noun)
  • (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) (noun)
  • the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard (noun)

    Examples

    1. who is responsible for these variations in taxation?
  • the process of varying or being varied (noun)

See definition of variations in Merriam Webster