Appearance or form; guise.
That which closely resembles; a portrait.
The state or quality of being like or alike
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
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.