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Fibrillation vs Chirp - What's the difference?

fibrillation | chirp |

As nouns the difference between fibrillation and chirp

is that fibrillation is the rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart while chirp is a short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.

As a verb chirp is

to make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets.

fibrillation

English

Noun

(-)
  • The rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart.

    • Derived terms

    * atrial fibrillation * defibrillation * ventricular fibrillation

    Related terms

    * fiber * fibrillate * defibrillate * defibrillator

    chirp

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
  • A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets
  • to speak in a high-pitched staccato