An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.
An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
A related but distinct thing.
A line of play that differs from the original.
The modification of a hereditary trait.
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.