subtle variation

collocation in English

meaningsofsubtleandvariation

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subtle
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌt.əl/us
/ˈsʌt̬.əl/
not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in ...
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variation
noun
uk
/ˌveə.riˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌver.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
a change in amount ...
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(Definition ofsubtleandvariationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There are also volume sliders referring to the same parameters, allowing for a moresubtlevariationof the texture.
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Change in vegetation on these soils along this gradient is essentiallysubtlevariationwithin virtually continuous eucalypt open forests and woodlands.
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Asubtlevariationin the osmotic potential of the solution is to be expected according to fluctuation of temperatures within the cycle.
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Now we have thissubtlevariationof fees order that will put up the fee.
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The muleteer's music goes on to aliment a feast ofsubtlevariationthroughout the opera that cannot always be explained by a vocabulary of legible signs and comical inversion.
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The slight irregularities inherent in wood as a natural material add to the character of the facade, which is intended to combine simple repetition withsubtlevariationacross its surface.
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This strike is made only with asubtlevariationon the basic men technique.
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In cases where there is asubtlevariationbetween important aspects, this can be problematic.
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He noted that while much of the album is quite ambient and subdued, it contains muchsubtlevariationin themes.
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In contrast to the moresubtlevariationof the first variation, the second variation presents rhythmic changes.
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These permutations exclude a host of auxiliary verbs and expressions which can be added to these verbs to add even greater degree ofsubtlevariation.
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The reductive nature of her work makes important every undulation, thesubtlevariation, and the slightest twitch in the nervous system.
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Lizards may considersubtlevariationin traits shared by members of the same species when choosing mates, which sometimes results in particular individuals mating more than others.
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