dedifferentiate | (verb) lose specialization in form or function | - |
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dedifferentiated | (adjective) having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function | - |
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dedifferentiation | (noun) the loss of specialization in form or function | - |
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differ | (verb) be of different opinions | Synonyms: disagree, dissent, take issue |
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(verb) be different | - |
difference | (noun) the quality of being unlike or dissimilar | - |
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(noun) a disagreement or argument about something important | Synonyms: conflict, difference of opinion, dispute |
(noun) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | Synonyms: departure, deviation, divergence |
(noun) the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend | Synonyms: remainder |
(noun) a significant change | - |
different | (adjective) unlike in nature or quality or form or degree | - |
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(adjective) distinctly separate from the first | - |
(adjective) differing from all others; not ordinary | - |
(adjective) distinct or separate | - |
differentia | (noun) distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus) | - |
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differentiable | (adjective) possessing a differential coefficient or derivative | - |
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(adjective) capable of being perceived as different | - |
differential | (adjective) relating to or showing a difference | - |
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(adjective) involving or containing one or more derivatives | - |
(noun) a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves | Synonyms: differential gear |
(noun) a quality that differentiates between similar things | - |
(noun) the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx | Synonyms: derivative, derived function, differential coefficient, first derivative |
differentially | (adverb) in a differential manner | - |
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differentiate | (verb) become distinct and acquire a different character | - |
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(verb) become different during development | - |
(verb) evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment | Synonyms: specialise, specialize, speciate |
(verb) calculate a derivative; take the derivative | - |
(verb) mark as different | Synonyms: distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart |
(verb) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense | Synonyms: distinguish, mark |
differentiated | (adjective) made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different | - |
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(adjective) exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment | - |
differentiation | (noun) the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function | - |
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(noun) a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes | Synonyms: distinction |
(noun) (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function | Synonyms: specialisation, specialization |
differentiator | (noun) a person who (or that which) differentiates | Synonyms: discriminator |
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differently | (adverb) in another and different manner | Synonyms: otherwise |
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difficult | (adjective) not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure | Synonyms: hard |
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(adjective) hard to control | Synonyms: unmanageable |
difficultness | (noun) the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result | Synonyms: difficulty |
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difficulty | (noun) an effort that is inconvenient | Synonyms: trouble |
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(noun) the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result | Synonyms: difficultness |
diffidence | (noun) lack of self-confidence | Synonyms: self-distrust, self-doubt |
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diffident | (adjective) lacking self-confidence | Synonyms: shy, timid, unsure |
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(adjective) showing modest reserve | - |
diffidently | (adverb) in a diffident manner | - |
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difflugia | (noun) a protozoan with an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains | - |
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diffract | (verb) undergo diffraction | - |
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diffraction | (noun) when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands | - |
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diffuse | (adjective) (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected | Synonyms: diffused, soft |
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(adjective) spread out; not concentrated in one place | - |
(adjective) lacking conciseness | - |
(verb) cause to become widely known | Synonyms: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread |
(verb) spread or diffuse through | Synonyms: imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle |
(verb) move outward | Synonyms: fan out, spread, spread out |
diffused | (adjective) (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected | Synonyms: diffuse, soft |
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(adjective) (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material | - |
diffusely | (adverb) in a diffuse manner | - |
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diffuseness | (noun) the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume | - |
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diffuser | (noun) optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly | Synonyms: diffusor |
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(noun) baffle that distributes sound waves evenly | Synonyms: diffusor |
diffusing | (adjective) spreading by diffusion | Synonyms: diffusive, dispersive, disseminative |
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diffusion | (noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something | Synonyms: dispersal, dispersion, dissemination |
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(noun) the property of being diffused or dispersed | Synonyms: dissemination |
(noun) the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another | - |
(noun) (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration | - |
diffusive | (adjective) spreading by diffusion | Synonyms: diffusing, dispersive, disseminative |
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diffusor | (noun) optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly | Synonyms: diffuser |
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(noun) baffle that distributes sound waves evenly | Synonyms: diffuser |
indifference | (noun) the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | Synonyms: apathy, numbness, spiritlessness |
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(noun) the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern | Synonyms: nonchalance, unconcern |
(noun) unbiased impartial unconcern | - |
(noun) apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | Synonyms: emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, stolidity, unemotionality |
indifferent | (adjective) (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed | Synonyms: deaf |
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(adjective) characterized by a lack of partiality | Synonyms: unbiased, unbiassed |
(adjective) fairly poor to not very good | - |
(adjective) neither too great nor too little | - |
(adjective) being neither good nor bad | Synonyms: so-so |
(adjective) showing no care or concern in attitude or action | - |
(adjective) (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other | Synonyms: immaterial |
(adjective) marked by a lack of interest | Synonyms: apathetic |
(adjective) having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive | Synonyms: inert, neutral |
(adjective) marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another | - |
indifferently | (adverb) with indifference; in an indifferent manner | - |
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undifferentiated | (adjective) not differentiated | Synonyms: uniform |
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