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- [dif-uh-ren-shuh l]
- /ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃəl/
- /ˌdɪf.əˈren.ʃəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dif-uh-ren-shuh l]
- /ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃəl/
Definitions of differential word
- adjective differential of or relating to difference or diversity. 1
- adjective differential constituting a difference; distinguishing; distinctive: a differential feature. 1
- adjective differential exhibiting or depending upon a difference or distinction. 1
- adjective differential Physics, Machinery. pertaining to or involving the difference of two or more motions, forces, etc. 1
- adjective differential Mathematics. pertaining to or involving a derivative or derivatives. 1
- noun differential a difference or the amount of difference, as in rate, cost, quantity, degree, or quality, between things that are comparable. 1
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Origin of differential
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Medieval Latin differentiālis, equivalent to differenti(a) difference + ālis -al1
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Parts of speech for Differential
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
differential popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
differential usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for differential
noun differential
- prong — one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- wheel — a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- gear — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- transmission — the act or process of transmitting.
- tooth — (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
adj differential
- contrasting — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- disparate — distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
- distinct — distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from): His private and public lives are distinct.
- distinctive — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
- peculiar — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
adjective differential
- dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
- changed — Simple past tense and past participle of change.
- colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
- contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
- harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
Antonyms for differential
adj differential
- alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
- like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
- similar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
- resembling — to be like or similar to.
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
noun differential
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- unity — the state of being one; oneness.
- sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
- concurrence — Someone's concurrence is their agreement to something.
- likeness — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
adjective differential
- favourable — Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
- approving — An approving reaction or remark shows support for something, or satisfaction with it.
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