microvariation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)
Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.
English micro-
English variation
English microvariation

    From micro- + variation.

    Noun

    microvariation (plural microvariations)

    1. A very slight variation
      • 2009 January 19, Jon Caramanica, Nate Chinen, “New CDs”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
        Taking cues from cabaret and Broadway and blues and gospel, his voice is spookily beautiful, but it’s constantly on the move, with microvariations in pitch and tone that keep the ear on edge.
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