Dwell vs Resident - What's the difference?
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(engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
(engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
(electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
(automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).
To live; to reside.
* Peacham
* C. J. Smith
To linger (on ) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).
(engineering) To be in a given state.
To abide; to remain; to continue.
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* Wordsworth
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English irregular verbs
Person]], animal or plant [[live, living at a location or in an area.
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A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
A graduated medical student who is receiving advanced training in a specialty.
A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
(obsolete) Fixed; stable; certain.
* Jeremy Taylor
* Davenant
As nouns the difference between dwell and resident
is that dwell is a period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state while resident is person, animal or plant living at a location or in an area.As a verb dwell
is to live; to reside.As an adjective resident is
dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.dwell
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
- the parish in which I was born, dwell , and have possessions
- The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
- I'll rather dwell in my necessity.
- Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
See also
* abide * live * reside * stayReferences
resident
English
(wikipedia resident)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* permanent residentAdjective
(en adjective)- resident in the city or in the country
- He is our resident computer expert.
- stable and resident like a rock
- one there still resident as day and night
