单词 | differentiate |
释义 | differentiaten. Geology. A variety of a rock whose mineral composition has differentiated from that of its presumed parent rock. ΚΠ 1901 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 9 667 Of just what particular phase of the primary differentiation this secondary differentiate is a product it is a little difficult to say. 1925 R. A. Daly in J. Joly Surface-hist. Earth i. 32 The ‘obvious and long recognized hypothesis that augite andesite is a differentiate from basalt’. 1978 N.Z. Jrnl. Geol. & Geophysics 39 The leucoquartzdiorite could be a late differentiate of the Darran basic magma. 2009 B. D. Marsh in A. B. Watts Crust & Lithosphere Dynamics vii. 288/2 Any basaltic rock with low MgO must be a differentiate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). differentiatev. 1. transitive. Mathematics. To obtain the differential or derivative of (a function, variable quantity). Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > calculus > perform calculus [verb (transitive)] > differentiate difference1728 differentiate1814 1814 J. Toplis tr. P. S. de Laplace Treat. Analyt. Mech. ii. 68 By differentiating [Fr. en différentiant] this last function, we shall have a differential equation. 1882 G. M. Minchin Uniplanar Kinematics 229 Differentiate this equation first with respect to ξ and then with respect to η. 1903 B. Russell Princ. Math. xxxix. 328 It was formerly supposed that all continuous functions could be differentiated, but this is now known to be erroneous. 1959 J. Singh Great Ideas Mod. Math. iii. 33 We have to differentiate the angle..of the tangential direction at P with respect to the length..of the arc. 1985 J. Marsden & A. Weinstein Calculus (ed. 2) II. viii. 372 To see that E is constant over time, we differentiate using the chain rule. 2012 R. Parent Computer Animation (ed. 3) vii. 240 The energy functions can be minimized to find optimal configurations or differentiated to find local force gradients. 2. transitive. Of a quality or feature: to cause (something) to be differentiated or distinguished (from something else); to cause or constitute a difference between. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > differ from [verb (transitive)] > distinguish or differentiate to-skillc1175 disguise1340 asunderc1425 differc1450 difference1490 sort1553 distinguish1576 particularize?1593 diversify1594 subdistinguish1610 discriminate1615 severalize1645 specify1645 disresemble1651 estrange1727 discrepate1828 differentialize1833 differentiate1838 dissimilate1876 redifferentiate1970 1838 J. Rennie Nat. Hist. Monkeys, Opossums, & Lemurs I. ix. 296 The first of these characters [sc. cheek-pouches] differentiates them from the semnopithecs. 1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist iii. §1. 127 The office of priest..is ultimately differentiated from that of the prophet and the prince. 1914 Columbia Law Rev. 14 699 This feature does not differentiate membership from property. 1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Oct. 280/1 It is the accumulated knowledge of centuries which differentiates modern Man from his ancestor in the dawn of civilization. 1965 S. W. Hobbs et al. Geol. of Coeur d'Alene District Shoshone County Idaho 117/2 This sharp change in trend is the principal feature that differentiates the Mill Creek and Deadman synclines. 2003 G. B. J. Dreyfus Sound of Two Hands Clapping ii. 44 Each monastery is differentiated from others by its own ritual material. 3. a. transitive (usually in passive). Biology. To cause to undergo differentiation (differentiation n. 2). ΚΠ 1853 Brit. & Foreign Medico-chirurg. Rev. 12 303 The layers, originally identical throughout, set up different actions in their various parts, and are differentiated into dorsal and visceral plates. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xx. 365 The power of sexual selection in differentiating the tribes. 1888 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 35 The position of the eye at the extreme ends of the nervous cords would indicate that it was differentiated as part of the primitive nervous system. 1931 Bot. Gaz. 92 410 They appear before any protoxylem or protophloem cells are differentiated, and predesignate the location of these elements. 2009 G. D'Ancona Lunetta in B. Rinkevich & V. Matranga Stem Cells in Marine Organisms xiv. 360 Mesenchymal stem cells are differentiated into mesenchymal tissue, such as bone, cartilage, fat, tendons, muscle, and stroma marrow. b. intransitive. Biology. Chiefly with prepositional phrase. To undergo differentiation (differentiation n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > be different [verb (intransitive)] > become differentiated differentiate1856 1856 J. W. Draper Human Physiol. ii. iv. 511 Cells differentiate from their normal spherical form, and..give origin to vascular tissue. 1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 155 Their walls become thickened as they differentiate from the meristem. 1902 N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 15 Nov. 854/2 The mesoblast begins to differentiate. 1936 L. B. Arey Developmental Anat. (ed. 3) xiii. 361 With the exception of those muscles of the head and neck which differentiate out of the branchial arches. 1995 C. Nielsen Animal Evol. vi. 43 One or a few large eggs have been observed to develop in each animal..they differentiated from a cell of the lower epithelium. 2007 Independent 5 Mar. 6/2 It was thought that only stem cells from early embryos were ‘multipotent’—capable of differentiating into any one of the dozens of specialised cells of the body. c. intransitive. Chiefly with into. To develop so as to form a collection or system of distinct and typically specialized components. ΚΠ 1858 H. Spencer Ess. 1st Ser. 13 No sooner does the originally homogeneous social mass differentiate into the governed and the governing parts, than this last exhibits an incipient differentiation into religious and secular. 1874 G. H. Lewes in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 692 Nebulæ which differentiate into a solar system. 1922 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 25 Nov. 4/3 As it spread widely, Aryan began to differentiate into a number of subordinate languages. 1986 M. W. Doyle Empires ix. 200 Integration, which in tribal societies was synonymous with the undifferentiated whole, becomes a problem when society differentiates. 2010 M. Dusche Identity Polit. India & Europe ii. 89 Either the group's norms will be adjusted, then the group's identity changes—or the group breaks up and differentiates into subgroups. 4. a. intransitive. To make a distinction between; to distinguish between. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > discern, discriminate [verb (intransitive)] winnowc1175 deem1340 knowa1398 discerna1413 perceive1495 descry1582 distinguish1612 discriminate1645 difference1646 differentiate1855 discrepate1894 1855 New Monthly Mag. June 156 A smart new version of the old fable of the Owl and the Hawk, which cleverly differentiates between the tu-whit and the tu-whoo of the former bird. 1891 J. Jastrow in Educational Rev. 1 258 One important use of child study is to differentiate between functions that in the adult have become merged. 1901 All Ireland Rev. 26 Jan. 1/2 The average Englishman does not differentiate between you and other Irishmen, or, if he does, it is to your disadvantage. 1944 Billboard 24 June 76/4 Des Moines citizen have also been fully informed that the federal tax differentiates between gaming devices and amusement machines. 2012 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 10 May 16 Our children seem to have lost the ability to differentiate between right and wrong. b. transitive. To identify or assert the difference between; to make a distinction between; to distinguish (something) from something else. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > differ from [verb (transitive)] > mark difference between difference1596 modificate1625 modify1664 differentiate1857 demark1883 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > discern [verb (transitive)] > distinguish, separate winnowc825 tryc1330 distinguea1340 divide1377 departc1380 devisea1400 sever1426 perceivea1500 deem1530 discern1533 searcec1535 sort1553 to pick outa1555 decern1559 difference1596 distinguisha1616 severalize1645 separate1651 secern1656 run1795 define1807 sequester1841 differentiate1857 divaricate1868 1857 Nonconformist 23 Sept. 758/2 We are not of those who differentiate rebellion and revolution by success. 1878 M. E. Braddon Open Verdict xxxv. 239 Typhus and typhoid, which two fatal diseases..Jenner was just then seeking to differentiate. 1905 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 16 526 It is hardly necessary to call attention to the fairly successful way in which he has differentiated the three life periods. 1952 San Antonio (Texas) Express 22 May 14/1 He described this condition as ‘phases of confusion when it's hard to differentiate fact from fiction’. 2005 D. E. Cowan Cyberhenge iii. 74 Branwen, another member of that group, defines it in terms of traditional Witchcraft (which she differentiates from Wicca). Derivatives diffeˈrentiated adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > distinguished or differentiated particularized1611 modified1690 differentiated1853 nuanced1902 nuancé1963 1853 Brit. & Foreign Medico-chirurg. Rev. Oct. 307 They are, assuredly, all nothing but differentiated portions of one and the same periplast. 1889 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. July 225 It seems more natural to assume the tetrapody as the primitive march-verse, and the tripody as an intentionally differentiated form for purposes of recitation. 1902 J. W. Mellor Higher Math. iv. 156 Integration..restores the differentiated function to its original value. 2005 New Scientist 19 Mar. 82/2 (advt.) You will work on a project investigating..a novel gene expressed in the differentiated cells of the epidermis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901v.1814 |
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