Main entry: derivation
Definition: the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
Main entry: derivation
Definition: drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
Main entry: derivation
Definition: drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
Main entry: filiation, lineage, derivation, ancestry
Definition: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Main entry: derivation
Definition: a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
Main entry: derivation, deriving, etymologizing
Definition: (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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