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varying

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹiɪŋ/
  • General-American: /ˈvɛɹiɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: V EH1 R IY0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A kind of variable, used by a fragment shader, that interpolates values across a primitive, so as to produce gradient effects etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of vary

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

marked by diversity or difference

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the varying angles of roof slope
  • nature is infinitely variable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: variable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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