| dissimilitude |
a point of difference or distinction. [1/2 definitions] |
| distinction |
a mark or feature that distinguishes or sets apart; difference. [1/3 definitions] |
| divergence |
a difference that separates. [1/2 definitions] |
| diversity |
an instance or point of difference. [1/3 definitions] |
| electrometer |
an instrument used to measure the difference in electrical potential between two objects. |
| farad |
a unit of electrical capacitance equal to the amount required for one coulomb to cause a difference of one volt in potential. |
| from |
used to indicate difference. [1/5 definitions] |
| gap |
a large difference or disparity. [1/5 definitions] |
| gender gap |
a difference between the attitudes or values of men and women as evidenced in voting patterns, public opinion polls, and the like. |
| generation gap |
the lack of understanding or alienation that exist between members of one generation and the next as a result of differing attitudes, experiences, values, and fashions, as well as the difference in age. |
| grid bias |
the potential difference applied between the control grid of an electron tube and a cathode. |
| have a bone to pick |
to have reason for an argument or difference of opinion. |
| heterodyne |
of or designating a merging or method of merging two frequencies such that the resulting frequency equals the sum of or difference between the two, often accomplished by the modification of an incoming signal by a receiver. [2/3 definitions] |
| hyperbola |
a conic section consisting of two identical but opposite curves, which may be defined as the set of all points in a plane such that the distances of each point to two defined foci have a constant difference. |
| in contrast |
used to indicate that there is a strong or noticable difference between the one thing that has just been discussed and the second thing that is about to be discussed (sometimes fol. by "to" or "with"). |
| interval |
the difference in pitch between two musical notes. [1/4 definitions] |
| leap year |
a year in the Gregorian calendar having 366 days which occurs every four years, the extra day, February 29, making up the quarter day difference between the common year and the astronomical year. [1/2 definitions] |
| margin |
the difference between the cost and the selling price of goods. [1/9 definitions] |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| phon |
a unit of loudness of sound, relative to a pure tone of one kilohertz, the difference being measured either objectively with acoustical equipment, or subjectively. |
| potential |
in an electrical circuit, the difference between the charge at one point and that at another point, which difference results in a flow of current. [1/4 definitions] |