DISTINCTIONS Synonyms

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

• a group of people or things arranged by class or category

• the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

• restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people

• the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

• the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

• the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)

• put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

• to show differences when compared; be different

• a graphic or vivid verbal description

• a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects

• representation by drawing or painting etc

• the boundary of a specific area

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• a significant change

• the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

• unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

• the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

• inequality or difference in some respect

• the quality of being dissimilar

• the act of moving away in different direction from a common point

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• an infinite series that has no limit

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• relative position in a graded series

• a degree of ablaut

• the act of arranging in grades

• an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something

• the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea

• a statement that limits or restricts some claim

• the state of lacking unity

• coming apart

• the distance between things

• sorting one thing from others

• the social act of separating or parting company

• the space where a division or parting occurs

• the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

• (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

• the act of dividing or disconnecting

• an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard

• a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

• something a little different from others of the same type

• an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard

• the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

• the process of varying or being varied

• (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

• the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard

• a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

• the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function

• (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function

• a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

• the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function

• (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function

• high status importance owing to marked superiority

• a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

• a brief written record

• a short personal letter

• a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

• a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling

• a characteristic emotional quality

• a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

• a comment or instruction (usually added)

• high status importance owing to marked superiority

• a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time

• make mention of

• notice or perceive

• observe with care or pay close attention to

• make a written note of

• high status importance owing to marked superiority