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Gathering vs Conjugation - What's the difference?

gathering | conjugation |

As nouns the difference between gathering and conjugation

is that gathering is a meeting or get-together; a party or social function while conjugation is the coming together of things.

As a verb gathering

is present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together.

gathering

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
  • I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.
  • A group of people or things.
  • A gathering of fruit.
  • ((bookbinding)) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
  • This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
  • A charitable contribution; a collection.
  • A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), equivalent to .

    Verb

    (head)
  • present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together
  • She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.
    Derived terms
    *

    conjugation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia conjugation) (en noun)
  • The coming together of things.
  • (biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction
  • Sexual relations within marriage
  • (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take.
  • (grammar) The act of conjugating a verb.
  • (grammar) The conjugated forms of a verb.
  • (chemistry) A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds
  • (mathematics) A mapping sending x'' to ''gxg-1'', where ''g'' and ''x are elements of a (l); (l)
  • (mathematics) A function which negates the non-real part of a (l) or (l) number; (l)
  • Coordinate terms

    * declension

    See also

    * declension * inflection, inflexion