derivazione — meaning in English
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English meaning
- derivation noun A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
- shunt verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.
Senses
derivazione is used for these senses in English:
- derivation 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.
- shunt (electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
derivation — full definition
- noun A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
- noun 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.
- noun The act of tracing origin or descent; an instance thereof (for example, an etymology).
- noun Forming a new word by changing the base of another word or by adding affixes to it.
shunt — full definition
- verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.
- verb To divert something to a less important place or role.
- noun A device or connection that provides an alternative path, such as for electric current or in the body.
- noun A minor traffic collision.