A shortened version of a written work.

ETYM Old Eng. abregement. Related to Abridge.
1. The act abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation.
2. An epitome or compendium, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
3. That which abridges or cuts short.

1. That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things; specifically: a summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief.
2. A state of separation from other things
3. An abstract term.
4. A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance mixed with sugar and milk in such proportion that one part of the abstract represents two parts of the original substance. + prikaži više

a brief compendium; a lawyer's brief
summary; precis.

1. A condensed written summary or abstract.
2. A document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case; SYN. legal brief.

Compendium.

ETYM Latin compendium that which is weighed, saved, or shortened, a short way, from compendere to weigh; com- + pendere to weigh. Related to Pension, Compend.
A concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work.
Summary; epitome.

ETYM Latin corollarium gift, corollary, from corolla. Related to Corolla.
1. A practical consequence that follows naturally.
2. (Logic) An inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition.

Derivative.

Differential coefficient; In mathematics, the limit of the gradient of a chord linking two points on a curve as the distance between the points tends to zero; for a function with a single variable, y = f’(x), it is denoted by f’(x), Df(x), or dy/dx, and is equal to the gradient of the curve.
A word that is derived from another word.
The derivative function senses the rate of rise or fall of the system temperature and automatically adjusts the cycle time of the controller to minimize overshoot or undershoot. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin digestum, pl. digesta, neut., from digestus, p. p.: cf. French digeste. Related to Digest.
A periodical that summarizes the news.

1. A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads of a writing; a summary or digest.
2. A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the name of the owner, or the place to which they are to be sent; a label.
3. An abridged entry of a judgment or proceeding in an action, or register or such entries.

ETYM Latin, from Greek, a surface incision, also, and abridgment, from epi upon + temnein to cut: cf. French épitome. Related to Tome.
A brief abstract (as of an article or book).
Summary; collection of all characteristics, facts, etc., into small space; embodiment, essence.

A passage selected from a larger work; SYN. extract, selection.

1. That which is extracted or drawn out.
2. A portion of a book or document, separately transcribed; a citation; a quotation.
3. A solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue; essence.
4. A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a solution, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant.
5. Extraction; descent.
6. (Law) A draft or copy of writing; certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution. + prikaži više

ETYM Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. laeg calf of the leg, Swed. lägg.
1. A human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle.
2. A structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion.
3. One of the supports for a piece of furniture.
4. The part of a garment that covers the leg.
5. (Nautical) The distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. pinne, as. pinn a pin, peg.
1. A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment.
2. A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things, especially in sewing.
3. Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green; SYN. flag.
4. Informal terms of the leg; SYN. peg, stick.
5. Two-part cylindrical tumblers held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown. + prikaži više

ETYM Late Lat. recapitulatio: cf. French recapitulation.
A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion; SYN. recap, review.
In music, the section of sonata form following the development section, in which the themes are presented in a manner similar or identical to the exposition, except that any material which was originally presented in the dominant or any other key, appears in the tonic key. A “false” recapitulation was used at times by Beethoven and 19th-century composers either to present an additional development of musical ideas or to present temporarily the main themes in a key other than the tonic, as in the first movement of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 3 1795. + prikaži više

ETYM French sommaire, or Latin summarium. Related to Summary.
(Homonym: summery).
Writing that presents the main points in a concise form; SYN. summarization.

1. A light touch or stroke; SYN. pat, dab.
2. A plug for a bunghole in a cask; SYN. spigot.
3. A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing).
4. A tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads.