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Fossa vs Notch - What's the difference?

fossa | notch |

As nouns the difference between fossa and notch

is that fossa is a pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth while notch is a V-shaped cut.

As a verb notch is

to cut a notch in (something).

fossa

English

(wikipedia fossa)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

  • (anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth.
  • (geology) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
  • Derived terms
    * fossula * fossulate * antecubital fossa * fossa navicularis * cuboid fossa * anterior cranial fossa * middle cranial fossa * posterior cranial fossa * jugular fossa * fossa ovalis * iliac fossa * pelvic fossa * popliteal fossa * supraclavicular fossa * mandibular fossa * mugular fossa * glenoid fossa * supraspinous fossa * infraspinous fossa * subscapular fossa * nasal fossa * temporal fossa

    Etymology 2

    See

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, .
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    notch

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A V-shaped cut.
  • Such a cut, used for keeping a record
  • ''The notches in that tribe's warrior axe handles stand for killed enemies.
  • An indentation.
  • A mountain pass; a defile
  • (informal) A level or degree.
  • ''This car is a notch better than the other.
  • * 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk , 20 June:
  • A better team might also have done more to expose Uruguay’s occasionally brittle defence, but England’s speed of thought and movement in their attacking positions was a good notch or two down from the Italy game.

    Derived terms

    * notch on one's bedpost, notch on the bedpost * notchback * notchboard * top notch

    Verb

    (es)
  • To cut a notch in (something).
  • To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.
  • The tribe's hunters notch their kills by notches on each's axe's handle.
  • To join by means of notches.
  • To achieve (something).
  • The team notched a pair of shutout wins on Sunday.
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  • Derived terms

    * notcher * notchy