Differential

dif-fer-en'-she-al,a. tending to distinguish; special; creating a difference, as differential duties [Comm.]; pertaining to an infinitely small quantity, so small as to be le than any a ignable quantity; pertaining to differentials [Math.] Differential calculus, the method of finding the ratios of the differences of variable magnitudes on the supposition 195 ] DIGEST that these differences become infinitely small [Math.] Differential co-efficient, the ratio of the differential of any function of a variable quantity to the differenwhich a differential motion is produced [Mech.] to distinguish; to a ign a separate part to; to distinguish by the differentia; to find the differential of. fer entia ting. plish; not easy; attended with labour and pains; hard to be pleased; not easily managed or persuaded; hard to understand (L. dif, and facilis, easy to do, from facio, to do). Difficultly, dif'-fe-kult-le, ad. with difficulty. anything difficult; obstacle; objection. or disposition of others distrust of one's own ability; modest reserve or bashfulne ; (L. dif,fido, to trust). hesitating, modest, or reserved. Diffidently, dif'- fe-dent-le, ad. in a diffident manner. Diffident ne , dif'-fe-dent-nes, s. the quality of being diffident. from a straight line (L. dif, and frango, fractum, to break). undergoes, when, by pa ing very near the borders of an opaque body, it forms parallel bands or fringes [Opt.] to spread or send out in all directions (L. dif, and fun do, fusum, to pour). prolix; not concise in statement; not circumscribed [Path.] Diffusely, dif-fuse' -le, ad. in a diffuse manner. Diffusene , dif-fuse'-nes, s. the state of being diffuse. Diffusely, dif-fuze' -ed-le, ad. in a diffused manner. Diffusene , dif-fuze'-ed-nes, s. the state of being diffused. directions; that dispersed. Diffusiblene , dif-fuze' -e-bl-nes, s. the quality of being diffusible. direction; a spreading abroad; dispersion; copiousne ; exuberance of style. ascertaining the rate of diffusion for different gases. as fluids, or of dispersing, as minute particles; extending in all directions. Diffusively, dif-fu'-siv-le, ad. in a diffusive manner. Diffusivene , dif-fu'-siva nes, s. the power of diffusing, or state of being diffused; extensivene ; the quality of being diffuse. to obtain by digging: v.n. to work with a spade or a similar piercing instrument; to do servile work; to work in search of. To dig down to undermine and; cause to fall by digging. To dig out, or to dig from, to obtain by digging. To dig through, to open a pa age through. (A.S. dic, a ditch.) alphabet, which gradually fell into disuse, except among from its the resemblance Æeolians, and to had two the gammas, sound of v one, so placed called above the other. gamos,marriage). tricmuscle,a muscle of the lower jaw [Anat.] (Gr. di. and gaster, the belly.) laws, digested or arranged under their proper heads or titles, such as the Pandect of Just in i an; any similar collection or summary of laws (L. dis, and gero, gestum, to carry), 0-2