Derived vs Rivet - What's the difference?
derived | rivet |
(systematics) Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
(comparable, archaic, taxonomy) Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
product of derivation
(derive)
A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
(figuratively) any fixed point or certain basis
(obsolete) a light kind of footman's armour (back-formation from almain-rivet)
to attach or fasten parts by using rivets
to install rivets
to command the attention of.
* 1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 6
As verbs the difference between derived and rivet
is that derived is (derive) while rivet is to attach or fasten parts by using rivets.As an adjective derived
is (systematics) of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.As a noun rivet is
a cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.derived
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The French language is derived from Latin.
Usage notes
Modern systematics proscribes use of derived'' to mean "advanced", preferring to use ''derived to simply mean "changed from the ancestral state" without an evaluation of quality.See also
* apomorphyVerb
(head)rivet
English
(wikipedia rivet)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* rivet counter * pop rivetVerb
- The furnishings and other contents of the room it was which riveted his attention. He examined many things minutely--strange tools and weapons, books, paper, clothing-- what little had withstood the ravages of time in the humid atmosphere of the jungle coast.