| air mass |
a body of air that covers a wide area and has little horizontal variation in temperature, pressure, or moisture. |
| allo- |
other; different; variation. |
| analytic psychology |
a variation of psychoanalysis developed by Carl Jung. |
| chemin de fer |
a variation of the card game baccarat. |
| color phase |
a genetically induced variation in the colors of the skin, fur, or plumage of an animal. [1/2 definitions] |
| covariation |
in statistics, correlated variation of two or more variables. |
| Darwinian theory |
Charles Darwin's theory that plants and animals evolved from early primitive life forms with variation caused by natural selection and survival of the fittest. (See evolution.) |
| descant |
a discussion or a variation on any given subject. [1/4 definitions] |
| dynamics |
(used with a pl. verb) variation in the intensity or volume of musical sound. [1/3 definitions] |
| fixed |
without change or variation; definite. [1/5 definitions] |
| flywheel |
a heavy-rimmed wheel that rotates on a shaft and with its momentum serves to minimize variation in the speed of machinery connected to the shaft. |
| hue1 |
a certain variation of a color; one particular color or tint, such as sky blue or robin's-egg blue; shade. [1/3 definitions] |
| invariable |
not subject to change or variation; consistently the same. [1/2 definitions] |
| level |
unwavering; showing little variation or fluctuation [1/15 definitions] |
| lilt |
a pleasing variation in musical tone or rhythm. [1/3 definitions] |
| modulation |
variation of the frequency, amplitude, phase, or the like of an electromagnetic wave. [1/3 definitions] |
| monotone |
speech or singing with little or no variation in pitch. [1/5 definitions] |
| monotonous |
uninteresting due to lack of variation; tedious. [2 definitions] |
| monotony |
tiresome lack of variation. |
| oscillation |
a single swing or variation in one direction by something that oscillates. [1/2 definitions] |
| phase modulation |
in radio transmission, variation of the phase of a carrier wave in accordance with the amplitude of a modulating signal such as speech. |