| Differ |
v. i. |
To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be distinguished;
with from. |
| Differ |
v. i. |
To be of unlike or opposite opinion; to disagree in sentiment;
often with from or with. |
| Differ |
v. i. |
To have a difference, cause of variance, or quarrel; to dispute; to contend. |
| Differ |
v. t. |
To cause to be different or unlike; to set at variance. |
| Differed |
imp. & p. p. |
of Differ |
| Difference |
n. |
The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty? |
| Difference |
n. |
Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy. |
| Difference |
n. |
That by which one thing differs from another; that which distinguishes or causes to differ; mark of distinction; characteristic quality; specific attribute. |
| Difference |
n. |
Choice; preference. |
| Difference |
n. |
An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the same. See Augmentation, and Marks of cadency, under Cadency. |
| Difference |
n. |
The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia. |
| Difference |
n. |
The quantity by which one quantity differs from another, or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other. |
| Difference |
v. t. |
To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish. |
| Differenced |
imp. & p. p. |
of Difference |
| Differencing |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Difference |
| Different |
a. |
Distinct; separate; not the same; other. |
| Different |
a. |
Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink; different states of health; different shapes; different degrees of excellence. |
| Differentia |
n. |
The formal or distinguishing part of the essence of a species; the characteristic attribute of a species; specific difference. |
| Differentiae |
pl. |
of Differentia |
| Differential |
a. |
Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference; discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics; differential duties; a differential rate. |
| Differential |
a. |
Of or pertaining to a differential, or to differentials. |
| Differential |
a. |
Relating to differences of motion or leverage; producing effects by such differences; said of mechanism. |
| Differential |
n. |
An increment, usually an indefinitely small one, which is given to a variable quantity. |
| Differential |
n. |
A small difference in rates which competing railroad lines, in establishing a common tariff, allow one of their number to make, in order to get a fair share of the business. The lower rate is called a differential rate. Differentials are also sometimes granted to cities. |
| Differential |
n. |
One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other. |
| Differential |
n. |
A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all. |
| Differentially |
adv. |
In the way of differentiation. |
| Differentiate |
v. t. |
To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential characteristics in; to specialize; to desynonymize. |
| Differentiate |
v. t. |
To express the specific difference of; to describe the properties of (a thing) whereby it is differenced from another of the same class; to discriminate. |
| Differentiate |
v. t. |
To obtain the differential, or differential coefficient, of; as, to differentiate an algebraic expression, or an equation. |
| Differentiate |
v. i. |
To acquire a distinct and separate character. |
| Differentiation |
n. |
The act of differentiating. |
| Differentiation |
n. |
The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination. |
| Differentiation |
n. |
The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes. |
| Differentiation |
n. |
The supposed act or tendency in being of every kind, whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a more complex structure or functions. |
| Differentiator |
n. |
One who, or that which, differentiates. |
| Differently |
adv. |
In a different manner; variously. |
| Differing |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Differ |
| Differingly |
adv. |
In a differing or different manner. |
