Variation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
Framework senses
- §1
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
- §2
- the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
- §3
- (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
- §4
- an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
- §5
- something a little different from others of the same type
- §6
- a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
- §7
- an instance of change
- §8
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- §9
- (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
- §10
- the process of varying or being varied
- §11
- the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north