Derivation ¹

Definition: A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

Derivation ²

Definition: The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.

Derivation ³

Definition: The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root.

Derivation ⁴

Definition: The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.

Derivation ⁵

Definition: That from which a thing is derived.

Derivation ⁶

Definition: That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.

Derivation ⁷

Definition: The operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the of differentiation or of integration.

Derivation ⁸

Definition: A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.

derivation ⁹

Definition: drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

derivation ¹⁰

Definition: drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body

derivation ¹¹

Definition: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

derivation ¹²

Definition: a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

derivation ¹³

Definition: (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

derivation ¹⁴

Definition: the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"

derivation ¹⁵

Definition: (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer'' from `sing''; `undo'' from `do''