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- English Word Variable Definition A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables.
- English Word Variable Definition A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
- English Word Variable Definition Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
- English Word Variableness Definition The quality or state of being variable; variability.
- English Word Variably Definition In a variable manner.
- English Word Variance Definition The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.
- English Word Variance Definition Difference that produce dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel.
- English Word Variance Definition A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof.
- English Word Variant Definition Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.
- English Word Variant Definition Changeable; changing; fickle.
- English Word Variant Definition Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word.
- English Word Variate Definition To alter; to make different; to vary.
- English Word Variation Definition The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a variation of color in different lights; a variation in size; variation of language.
- English Word Variation Definition Extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from a position or state; amount or rate of change.
- English Word Variation Definition Change of termination of words, as in declension, conjugation, derivation, etc.
- English Word Variation Definition Repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or harmony, or sometimes change of key; the presentation of a musical thought in new and varied aspects, yet so that the essential features of the original shall still preserve their identity.
- English Word Variation Definition One of the different arrangements which can be made of any number of quantities taking a certain number of them together.
- English Word Varicella Definition Chicken pox.
- English Word Varices Definition See Varix.
- English Word Varices Definition of Varix
- English Word Variciform Definition Resembling a varix.
- English Word Varicocele Definition A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum.
- English Word Varicose Definition Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers.
- English Word Varicose Definition Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; -- said of elastic stockings, bandages. and the like.
- English Word Varicosity Definition The quality or state of being varicose.
- English Word Varicosity Definition An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber, or the like; a varix; as, the varicosities of nerve fibers.
- English Word Varicous Definition Varicose.
- English Word Varied Definition Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied experience; varied interests; varied scenery.
- English Word Varied Definition of Vary
- English Word Variegate Definition To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors.