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Contusion vs Windage - What's the difference?

contusion | windage |

As nouns the difference between contusion and windage

is that contusion is a wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken; often having broken blood vessels and discolouration while windage is drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.

contusion

English

Noun

(wikipedia contusion) (en noun)
  • A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken; often having broken blood vessels and discolouration

    • Anagrams

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    windage

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (automotive) Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
  • (ballistics) The difference in diameter between the bore of a firearm and the shot
  • (ballistics) Horizontal adjustment of the sight of a firearm
  • (medicine, dated) A contusion caused by a projectile that does not enter the skin, due to either compressed air or a glancing blow
  • (chiefly, nautical) Exposure to the wind

    • See also

    *(wikipedia "windage")