The act of altering or changing; modification or change.

变化；变更

The extent to which a thing alters.

变化的程度。

Inflection.

【文化】词尾变化。

The repeating of a single melody with changes and elaborations in tune, harmony, tempo, etc.

【乐】变奏。

Difference; dissimilarity.

不同；相异。

Variant.

变体；变项。