Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: differential
IPA transcription: [d,ɪfɚ'ɛnʃəl]
Pronunciations of differential
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: differential
    Meaning: relating to or showing a difference; "differential treatment"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: derived_function, derivative, differential_coefficient, differential, first_derivative
    Meaning: the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
Usage examples
  • Simpson has almost completed the differential magnetic cave next door.
  • A relay thus wound is known as a differential relay--more generally called a neutral relay.
  • And cutting out a blouse by differential calculus is weary, uphill work for a high-school teacher.
  • I cut out half her clothes for her; her own ideas were almost entirely limited to differential calculus.
  • You do not refuse to engage in the automobile business because the carburetor and the differential are words of four syllables.
  • Thus far we have referred to two systems, one the neutral or differential duplex, and the other the combination of the neutral and polar relays, making a diplex system.
  • Some years later, when his method of fluxions was published, another and a worse controversy arose--this time with Leibnitz, who had also independently invented the differential calculus.
  • It must be borne in mind, however, in considering a duplex system, that a differential relay is used AT EACH END of the line and forms part of the circuit; and that while each relay must be absolutely unresponsive to the signals SENT OUT FROM ITS HOME OFFICE, it must respond to signals transmitted by a DISTANT OFFICE.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Titan (supercomputer), License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Schizophrenia, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Evolution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Quadrupole mass analyzer, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Transhumanism, License CC BY-SA 4.0