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variant
English
Alternative forms
- variaunt (obsolete)
Etymology
Recorded since c.1380, from Old French variant, from Latin vari?ns, the present active participle of vari? (“to change”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: vâr'?-?nt, IPA(key): /?v???i.?nt/, /?væ?i.?nt/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?v???i.?nt/
Adjective
variant (comparative more variant, superlative most variant)
- Showing variety, diverse.
- Showing deviation or disagreement.
- (obsolete) Variable.
- (programming) Covariant and/or contravariant.
Translations
Noun
variant (plural variants)
- Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
- All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
- The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.
- (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
- (computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
- (linguistics, lexicography) One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
Related terms
- variance
- variation
- vary
Translations
See also
- alternate
- alternative
Anagrams
- nativar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin vari?ns, attested from 1839.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /v?.?i?ant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /b?.?i?an/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /va.?i?ant/
Adjective
variant (masculine and feminine plural variants)
- varying
Noun
variant m (plural variants)
- variant
Related terms
- variar
References
Further reading
- “variant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “variant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “variant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French variant or variante, from Latin vari?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?va?.ri??nt/
- Hyphenation: va?ri?ant
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
variant m (plural varianten, diminutive variantje n)
- A variant.
Synonyms
- variante
Derived terms
Related terms
- variabiliteit
- variabel
- variatie
- variëren
- variëteit
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: varian
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va.?j??/
Verb
variant
- present participle of varier
Adjective
variant (feminine singular variante, masculine plural variants, feminine plural variantes)
- varied, which varies; variable
Related terms
- variabilité
- variable
- variation
Further reading
- “variant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
variant
- third-person plural present active indicative of vari?
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin varians
Noun
variant m (definite singular varianten, indefinite plural varianter, definite plural variantene)
- a variant
References
- “variant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin varians
Noun
variant m (definite singular varianten, indefinite plural variantar, definite plural variantane)
- a variant
References
- “variant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Adjective
variant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular variant or variante)
- varying; which varies
Descendants
- ? English: variant
- French: variant
Swedish
Etymology
From French variante, attested from 1779.
Noun
variant c
- variant
Declension
Related terms
- variera
References
variant From the web:
- what variant is in india
- what variants are in the us
- what variants of covid are there
- what variant is in michigan
- what variant of covid do i have
- what variants are in florida
- what variant is spreading in india
- what variant mean
variation
English
Etymology
From Middle French variation, from Old French variacion, from Latin vari?ti?.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?v?????e??n?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?v???i?e??n?/, /?væ?i?e??n?/, /?v??i?e??n?/
- , (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
- Hyphenation: va?ri?a?tion
Noun
variation (usually uncountable, plural variations)
- The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
- A related but distinct thing.
- (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
- Synonym: magnetic declination
- (board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
- (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.
- (genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.
- (astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
Derived terms
- magnetic variation
- theme and variations
Related terms
- vary
- variant
Translations
References
- US FM 55-501 MARINE CREWMAN’S HANDBOOK; 1 December 1999
- variation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- variation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vari?ti?. See also véraison.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va.?ja.sj??/
Noun
variation f (plural variations)
- variation
Derived terms
- boîte de vitesses à variation continue
Related terms
- varier
Further reading
- “variation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Etymology
From French variation, attested from 1656.
Noun
variation c
- variation
Declension
Related terms
- variant
- variera
References
variation From the web:
- what variations of each of the instruments are available
- what variation means
- what variations do giraffes have
- what variations can individuals exhibit
- what variations do juncos have
- what variations are found in the finch species
- what variation includes differences in traits
- what variation is xy=12
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