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1: liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses" [ant: {invariable}] 2: marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angle...

1: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values [syn: {variable}]

1: resistor for regulating current [syn: {rheostat}]

1: a star that varies noticeably in brightness [syn: {variable}]

1: propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable

1: the quality of being subject to variation [syn: {variability}, {variance}] [ant: {invariability}, {invariability}]

1: with variation; in a variable manner or to a variable degree; "it will be variably cloudy"

1: an event that departs from expectations [syn: {discrepancy}, {variant}] 2: discord that splits a group [syn: {division}] 3: the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of th...

1: differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling" n 1: an event that departs from expectations [syn: {discrepancy}, {variance}] 2: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ ...

1: a variable quantity that is random [syn: {random variable}, {variant}, {stochastic variable}, {chance variable}]

1: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change [syn: {fluctuation}] 2: an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported" [syn: {varian...

1: an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body [syn: {chickenpox}]

1: the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox

1: resembling the rash of chickenpox

{varix}

1: dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes

1: having a variety of colors [syn: {varicoloured}, {variegated}] 2: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a partico...

1: having a variety of colors [syn: {varicolored}, {variegated}] 2: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particol...

1: abnormally swollen or knotty; "varicose veins"

1: a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs

1: pathological condition of being varicose or having varicose veins

1: varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous

{vary}

1: lorikeet with a colorful coat [syn: {Glossopsitta versicolor}]

1: characterized by variation [ant: {unvariedness}]

1: change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors 2: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" [syn: {vary}, {motley}]

1: having a variety of colors [syn: {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]

1: northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe [syn: {variegated scouring rush}, {Equisetum variegatum}]

1: northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe [syn: {variegated horsetail}, {Equisetum variegatum}]

1: variability in coloration 2: the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); "my broker recommended a greater diversification of my inves...

1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixtu...

1: edible viscera of a butchered animal [syn: {organs}]

1: a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances [syn: {variety}]

1: varying in form or shape

1: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars [syn: {smallpox}, {variola major}]

1: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars [syn: {smallpox}, {variola}] 2: a type of smallpo...

1: a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent [syn: {variola major}]

1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox}, {West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]...

1: a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent [syn: {variola minor}]

1: a local infection induced in humans by innoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar [syn: {vaccinia}, {v...

1: a local infection induced in humans by innoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar [syn: {vaccinia}, {v...

1: a local infection induced in humans by innoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar [syn: {vaccinia}, {v...

1: the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {smallpox virus}]

1: relating to small pox [syn: {variolic}, {variolous}]

1: the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox [syn: {variolization}]

1: relating to small pox [syn: {variolar}, {variolous}]

1: the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox [syn: {variolation}]

1: relating to small pox [syn: {variolar}, {variolic}]

1: a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field

1: an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors [syn: {variorum edition}]

1: an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors [syn: {variorum}]

1: of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited va...

1: in diverse ways; "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"; "the speakers treated the subject most diversely" [syn: {diversely}, {multifariously}]

1: of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States [syn: {Potamogeton gramineous}]

1: abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel [also: {varices} (pl)]

1: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: {rogue}, {knave}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}] 2: in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in trai...

1: any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g. coyote [syn: {varmint}]

1: an irritating or obnoxious person [syn: {vermin}] 2: any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g. coyote [syn: {varment}]

1: (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)

1: paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating v : cover with varnish [syn: {seal}]