derivation
pronunciation
How to pronounce derivation in British English:
UK [ˌderɪˈveɪʃn]
How to pronounce derivation in American English:
US [ˌdɛrəˈveʃən]
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- Noun:
- the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
- (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
- (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
- drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
Word Origin
- derivation (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French dérivation (14c.), from Latin derivationem (nominative derivatio) "a leading off, turning away," noun of action from past participle stem of derivare (see derive). Grammatical sense is older; general meaning "origination, descent" is from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. Plus several more , with notes on their derivation , at the links above .
- 2. The derivation of scientific laws from observation .
- 3. Derivation shows the relation between roots and affixes .
- 4. Derivation and integration of shallow-water bathymetry : implications for coastal terrain modeling and subsequent analyses .
- 5. Weary is one kind of toxicant phenomenon which in the cell the chemical change derivation causes .