adjective Dependent on, or making a difference; distinctive.
adjective Having differences in speed or direction of motion.
adjective Of or pertaining to differentiation or the differential calculus.
noun The differential gear in an automobile, etc.
noun A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things.
noun One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other.
noun A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all.