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Clonk vs Clone - What's the difference?

clonk | clone |

As verbs the difference between clonk and clone

is that clonk is to make such a sound while clone is .

As a noun clonk

is the abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.

clonk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
  • * 2002 , Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
  • The minute hand moved with a clonk , and shuddered to a halt on the 9.
  • A stick-like tool used to strike the surface of the water and produce a sound that causes nearby fish to attack the bait.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make such a sound.
  • clone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
  • A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
  • A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.[http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2754]
  • Derived terms

    * holoclone * meroclone * paraclone * polyclone

    Verb

    (clon)
  • To create a clone.
  • References

    * C.L. Pollard. "'Clon' versus 'clone'". Science (new series) 22:469, 1905. * C.L. Pollard. "On the spelling of 'clon'". Science (new series) 22:87-88, 1905. * W.T. Stearn. "The use of the term 'clone'". Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 74:41-47, 1949. ----