differentiated

2 definitions found

differentiated - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  differentiated \differentiated\ adj.
     1. made different (especially in the course of development)
        or shown to be different; as, the differentiated markings
        of butterflies; the regionally differentiated results.
        Opposite of undifferentiated.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. (Biol.) exhibiting biological specialization; adapted
        during development to a specific function or environment;
        as, differentiated cells.
        [WordNet 1.5]

differentiated - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  differentiated
      adj 1: made different (especially in the course of development)
             or shown to be different; "the differentiated markings of
             butterflies"; "the regionally differentiated results"
             [ant: undifferentiated, uniform]
      2: exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during
         development to a specific function or environment