variation
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- noun
- /ˌvɛrɪˈeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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perturbación
- These elevated CO2 concentrations undoubtedly contributed to the warming events, but the pacemaker was a combination of periodic variations in Earth's orbit and its axis of rotation.
- orbital variation
- periodic variation
- variation in Earth's orbit
So the current variations of the Milankovic Milankovic cycle, but so you've got growth has stopped, should probably need to talk about.
- So the current variations of the Milankovic Milankovic cycle, but so you've got growth has stopped, should probably need to talk about.
Examples
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When you have such a large variation, it is often better to plot the 'median' value, the one that has as many points above as below it.
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Orbital variations of the Earth are thought to drive the ice age cycles, but changes in CO2 and methane concentrations may amplify the cycles substantially.
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But what good is it when the variation in cosmic ray flux is a key independent variable?
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However, the mechanisms by which solar variations can affect climate over longer timescales remain an open area of research.
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Understanding the temporal variation of cosmic radiation and solar activity during the Holocene is essential for studies of the solar-terrestrial relationship.
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In the first of his four papers on the subject published in the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions in 1800, Herschel details every variation he investigated.
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This is the so-called nutation period of the Moon and introduces a small periodic variation in the precessional motion of the axis of Earth.
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Jack Eddy overcame this with a 1976 study that demonstrated that irregular variations in solar surface activity, a few centuries long, were connected with major climate shifts.
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The variation in the Moon's orbit can lead to notable changes in its visibility from Earth.
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Astronomers study the variation in planetary orbits to better understand gravitational influences.
Synonyms
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A change in level or amount that goes up and down over time
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A difference from what is usual or expected
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The amount a measurement differs from the average
A small change in the movement of a planet or satellite caused by another body
Antonyms
Compounds
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Angle between the north shown by a compass and true north at a place used for navigation
How Strong
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Variation comes from the Latin varius 'different' and the verb vary 'to change'. In astronomy, a variation is a small change in a planet's or moon's motion or orbit, so the word keeps the idea of a 'change' or difference.