Differed :: Differed (imp. & p. p.) of Diffe.

Difference :: 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 :: Difference (n.) Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy..

Difference :: 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 :: Difference (n.) Choice; preference.

Difference :: 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 :: Difference (n.) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.

Difference :: Difference (n.) The quantity by which one quantity differs from another, or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other..

Difference :: Difference (v. t.) To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish.

Differenced :: Differenced (imp. & p. p.) of Differenc.

Differencing :: Differencing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Differenc.

Different :: Different (a.) Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

Different :: 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 :: Differentia (n.) The formal or distinguishing part of the essence of a species; the characteristic attribute of a species; specific difference.

Differentiae :: Differentiae (pl. ) of Differenti.

Differential :: Differential (a.) Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference; discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics; differential duties; a differential rate..

Differential :: Differential (a.) Of or pertaining to a differential, or to differentials..

Differential :: Differential (a.) Relating to differences of motion or leverage; producing effects by such differences; said of mechanism.

Differential :: Differential (n.) An increment, usually an indefinitely small one, which is given to a variable quantity..

Differential :: 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 :: 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 :: 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 :: Differentially (adv.) In the way of differentiation.

Differentiate :: 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 :: 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 :: Differentiate (v. t.) To obtain the differential, or differential coefficient, of; as, to differentiate an algebraic expression, or an equation..

Differentiate :: Differentiate (v. i.) To acquire a distinct and separate character.

Differentiation :: Differentiation (n.) The act of differentiating.

Differentiation :: Differentiation (n.) The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination..

Differentiation :: 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..

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