liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"
a quantity that can assume any of a set of values (同)variable quantity
a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered"
(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"
smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina" (同)fluid, liquid, smooth