单词 | self-differentiation |
释义 | self-differentiationn. 1. The action or process of developing so as to constitute a distinct self; the action or process of differentiating oneself from others; the fact or state of having differentiated oneself in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [noun] > differentiation or distinguishing > self-differentiation self-differentiation1872 1872 tr. F. A. von Trendelenburg in Jrnl. Speculative Philos. 6 175 We shall, therefore, hardly be expected to investigate very closely this new construction of the divine spirit..which moves along with the old formulas of self-differentiation and mediation, of in-itself and for-itself. 1891 W. J. Greenstreet tr. J. M. Guyau Educ. & Heredity ix. 288 We are capable of self-imitation, self-differentiation, or self-modification. 1913 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 23 351 The possibility of true knowledge demands the assumption of some principle which asserts the unity, self-differentiation, and coherence of the universe. 1989 D. Schave & B. Schave Early Adolescence & Search for Self vi. 97 This therapeutic work will eventually allow for a reunification of the family as a functioning unit and the capacity for greater self-differentiation for the adolescent. 2010 Church Times 19 Feb. 33/2 Jesus's own self-differentiation from God the Father is the prerequisite for the freedom of creation. 2. Embryology. Specialization or differentiation of tissues or structures independently of adjacent structures or other parts of the embryo. ΚΠ 1892 Amer. Naturalist 26 375 Roux sees in many of the above experiments evidence for the importance of self differentiation as a principle in embryology. 1926 J. S. Huxley Ess. Pop. Sci. xviii. 269 The future differentiation of a particular region..may be entirely independent of other organs, in which case we speak of self-differentiation. 1972 Jrnl. Embryol. & Exper. Morphol. 28 547 The capacity of Henson's node for self-differentiation and induction. 2010 P. Simon-Assmann et al. in K. H. Kaestner Devel., Differentiation & Dis. Luminal Gastrointestinal Tract 177 In the gut, morphological differentiation is controlled by the limited self-differentiation of the endodermal tissue, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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