tide vs variation

variation vs tide

tide and variation both are nouns.

tide is a verb but variation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tide	Yes	No	Yes	No
variation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, variation is a hypernym of tide; that is, variation is a word with a broader meaning than tide:

tide: something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
variation: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

Other hypernyms of tide include fluctuation.

tide (noun)	variation (noun)
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon	an activity that varies from a norm or standard
something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)	the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
there are usually two high and two low tides each day	(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
	an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
	something a little different from others of the same type
	a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
	an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
	(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
	(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
	the process of varying or being varied
	the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

tide (verb)	variation (verb)
rise or move forward
be carried with the tide
cause to float with the tide

Difference between tide and variation

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