Definition of difference

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Difference (n.) Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy..

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Drag :: Drag (v. t.) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel. See Citation under Drag, v. i., 3..
Discriminate :: Discriminate (v. i.) To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish accurately; as, in judging of evidence, we should be careful to discriminate between probability and slight presumption..
Divisive :: Divisive (a.) Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference..
Deadness :: Deadness (n.) The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like..
Intercede :: Intercede (v. i.) To act between parties with a view to reconcile differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in behalf of another; to mediate; -- usually followed by with and for; as, I will intercede with him for you..
Distinguish :: Distinguish (v. t.) To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish sounds into high and low..
Contrast :: Contrast (v. i.) To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities..
Disagreement :: Disagreement (n.) Difference of opinion or sentiment.
Discern :: Discern (v. i.) To see or understand the difference; to make distinction; as, to discern between good and evil, truth and falsehood..
Indistinguishing :: Indistinguishing (a.) Making no difference; indiscriminative; impartial; as, indistinguishing liberalities..
Cathetometer :: Cathetometer (n.) An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height of the upper surfaces of two columns of mercury or other fluid, or of the same column at different times. It consists of a telescopic leveling apparatus (d), which slides up or down a perpendicular metallic standard very finely graduated (bb). The telescope is raised or depressed in order to sight the objects or surfaces, and the differences in vertical height are th
Distinguishing :: Distinguishing (a.) Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic..
Limit :: Limit (v. t.) A determinate quantity, to which a variable one continually approaches, and may differ from it by less than any given difference, but to which, under the law of variation, the variable can never become exactly equivalent..
Huia Bird :: Huia bird () A New Zealand starling (Heteralocha acutirostris), remarkable for the great difference in the form and length of the bill in the two sexes, that of the male being sharp and straight, that of the female much longer and strongly curved..
Voltmeter :: Voltmeter (n.) An instrument for measuring in volts the differences of potential between different points of an electrical circuit.
Excess :: Excess (n.) The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other..
Discriminate :: Discriminate (v. t.) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors..
Scale :: Scale (n.) Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of parts; size or degree of the parts or components in any complex thing, compared with other like things; especially, the relative proportion of the linear dimensions of the parts of a drawing, map, model, etc., to the dimensions of the corresponding parts of the object that is represented; as, a map on a scale of an inch to a mile..
Nuance :: Nuance (n.) A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.
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