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Ageing vs Regeneration - What's the difference?

ageing | regeneration |

As nouns the difference between ageing and regeneration

is that ageing is (australia|new zealand|british) the process of becoming older or more mature while regeneration is regeneration.

As a verb ageing

is (australia|new zealand|british).

As an adjective ageing

is (australia|new zealand|british) becoming elderly.

ageing

English

(aging)

Alternative forms

* aging (US)

Verb

(head)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, British)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, British) The process of becoming older or more mature.
  • (Australia, New Zealand, British) The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is.
  • (Australia, New Zealand, British, gerontology) Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, British) Becoming elderly.
    • The ageing artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.

    regeneration

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia regeneration)
  • rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal.
    • ''The conversion of so many old industrial buildings into living quarters was a major factor in the regeneration .
  • (fantasy, gaming) restoration of health or hit points
  • * 1995 , David Zeb Cook, Jean Rabe, Warren Spector, Dungeon master guide for the AD&D game (page 202)
    • The standard ring of regeneration restores one point of damage per turn (and will eventually replace lost limbs or organs).
  • * 2003 , Bastion Press, E. W. Morton, Out for Blood
    • Regeneration does not restore hit points lost from starvation, thirst, or suffocation.

    Synonyms

    * *

    Abbreviations

    * regen