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Dwell vs Residential - What's the difference?

dwell | residential |

As nouns the difference between dwell and residential

is that dwell is (engineering) a period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state while residential is a trip during which people temporarily live together.

As a verb dwell

is to live; to reside.

As an adjective residential is

of or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a location for such places.

dwell

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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).

    • Verb

  • To live; to reside.
  • * Peacham
    • the parish in which I was born, dwell , and have possessions
  • * C. J. Smith
    • The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
  • 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.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I'll rather dwell in my necessity.
  • * Wordsworth
    • Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.

    Related terms

    * dwelling * dwell on, dwell upon

    See also

    * abide * live * reside * stay

    References

    * * English irregular verbs

    residential

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a location for such places.
    • They live in a residential neighborhood.
  • Of or pertaining to residency.
    • There is a residential requirement for obtaining a marriage license here.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A trip during which people temporarily live together.
    • The youth group organises annual residentials .