derived
UK/dɪˈɹaɪvd/
derived adjective: of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species. Also the simple past and past participle of derive.
Adjective
derived (not comparable)
- Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
- Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
- A product of derivation.
- The French language is derived from Latin.
Also used as
derived is also the simple past and past participle of derive.
derived meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
derived in Marathi
- व्युत्पन्न
derived in Urdu
- ماخوذ
derived in Bengali
- উদ্ভূত
derived in Telugu
- ఉత్పన్నం
More languagesFewer languages
- derived in Malayalam
- ഉരുത്തിരിഞ്ഞത്, ഉരുത്തിരിഞ്ഞു, ഉരുത്തിരിഞ്ഞ
- derived in Gujarati
- તારવેલી
- derived in Odia
- ଉଦ୍ଭୂତ
- derived in Nepali
- व्युत्पन्न गरिएको, व्युत्पन्न भएको
Examples of derived in a sentence
- The derived unit of electrical resistance (ohm) is derived from length, mass, time, and electric current.
- E.g., orthogneiss is a gneiss derived from igneous, rather than sedimentary (paragneiss); orthoamphibolite, orthocumulate.
- The SI unit of velocity is metres per second, derived from the base units metre and second.
Origin of derived
From derive + -ed.
Words formed from derived
- bioderived
- derived category
- derived characteristic
- derived class
- derived function
- derived functor
- derived group
- derivedness
- derived psychoactive cannabis product
- derived subgroup
- derived term
- derived unit
- food-derived illness
- haemoderived
- hemp-derived cannabinoid
- nonderived
- trackside-derived
- underived
Phrases with derived
Words that rhyme with derived
Questions about derived
- What does derived mean?
- Derived means of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
- What is derived in Marathi?
- Derived in Marathi is व्युत्पन्न. See Derived meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is derived?
- Derived is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce derived?
- Derived is pronounced /dɪˈɹaɪvd/ (UK).
Words near derived in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: derived (page history and authors); derived (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); derived (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); derived (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); derived (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); derived (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); derived (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); derived (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); derived (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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