English to French Meaning of derivation - dérivation

Derivation :

dérivation

noun

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Definitions of derivation in English

Noun(1) the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues(2) (historical linguistics(3) a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions(4) (descriptive linguistics(5) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline(6) drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body(7) drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation(8) the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin

Examples of derivation in English

(1) The combined isotopic data suggest derivation of the sediments from at least three distinct crustal source regions.(2) When I first came to the community I asked people for the derivation of the word.(3) But notice that this just pushes the assumption back, and eventually one will reach the beginning of the original derivation .(4) The derivation of snakes from mosasauroids implies a marine origin of snakes.(5) music of primarily Turkish derivation(6) The derivation of the word ├ö├ç├┐quail├ö├ç├û has been charmingly explored by the author who points out that it is an imitative name, cognate with ├ö├ç├┐quack├ö├ç├û.(7) The derivation of the Chinese word Tai-wan is unknown, though its literal meaning is ├ö├ç├┐terraced bay.├ö├ç├û(8) The ancestral metazoan gene structure gives the most parsimonious derivation of its descendant genes.(9) Although some inventories after death and other records list imported pieces brought to New France by administrators, seigneurs and ecclesiastics, most Canadian furniture of French derivation was probably made locally in small quantities as early as 1640.(10) The derivation from the Greek word koros, which means insect, is supposed to describe the insect-like aroma of the leaves, although some experts argue that it is because those small brown seeds look like beetles.(11) But the similarity of the name to the Incan word makes the actual derivation ambiguous.(12) The high silica content suggests derivation from a high pressure metamorphic source.(13) Considering its derivation from pop fiction and movies, Greene's writing is better than it needed to be.(14) There is, to my mind, a distinction between the source from which the dividend is paid and the derivation of that source.(15) The precise derivation of the word has always been as contentious as it is obscure but it is tempting to see some shared lexical kinship with our New Year festivities.(16) the derivation of scientific laws from observation

Related Phrases of derivation

(1) derivation ::

dérivation

Related Phrases of derivation

(1) derivation ::

dérivation

Synonyms

Noun

2. origin ::

origine

3. lineage ::

lignée

Antonyms

1. origin ::

origine

2. root ::

racine

3. source ::

la source

Different Forms

derivation, derivations

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