DIFFERENTIAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds
   • used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
   Synonym(s)
   • differential gear (what does differential gear mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) differential is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bevel gear (what does bevel gear mean?)
   • pinion and crown wheel (what does pinion and crown wheel mean?)
   • pinion and ring gear (what does pinion and ring gear mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a quality that differentiates between similar things
   Hypernyms(s) differential is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • difference (what does difference mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the result of mathematical differentiation
   • the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another
   • df(x)/dx
   Synonym(s)
   • derivative (what does derivative mean?)
   • derived function (what does derived function mean?)
   • differential coefficient (what does differential coefficient mean?)
   • first derivative (what does first derivative mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) differential is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • calculation (what does calculation mean?)
   • computation (what does computation mean?)
   • figuring (what does figuring mean?)
   • reckoning (what does reckoning mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • curvature (what does curvature mean?)
   • partial derivative (what does partial derivative mean?)
   • partial (what does partial mean?)

DIFFERENTIAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • relating to or showing a difference
   Usage Example(s)
   • differential treatment
   Pertainym(s)
   • difference (what does difference mean?)
2. Meaning
   • involving or containing one or more derivatives
   Usage Example(s)
   • differential equation
   Pertainym(s)
   • differentiation (what does differentiation mean?)