Synonyms: derivation
Definition: the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
Similar words: human action, human activity, deed, act
Definition: something that people do or cause to happen
Synonyms: derivation
Definition: drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
Similar words: drawing, drawing off
Definition: act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
Usage: the drawing of water from the well
Synonyms: derivation
Definition: drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
Similar words: drawing, drawing off
Definition: act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
Usage: the drawing of water from the well
Synonyms: filiation, lineage, derivation, ancestry
Definition: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Similar words: inheritance, hereditary pattern
Definition: (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
Synonyms: derivation
Definition: a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
Similar words: inference, illation
Definition: the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
Synonyms: derivation, deriving, etymologizing
Definition: (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
Similar words: explanation, account
Definition: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
Usage: the explanation was very simple; I expected a brief account
Synonyms: derivation
Definition: the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
Usage: he prefers shoes of Italian derivation; music of Turkish derivation
Similar words: root, rootage, source, beginning, origin
Definition: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Usage: the Italian beginning of the Renaissance; Jupiter was the origin of the radiation; Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River; communism's Russian root
Synonyms: derivation
Definition: (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
Usage: `singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations
Similar words: linguistic process
Definition: a process involved in human language