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Gnarl vs Knurl - What's the difference?

gnarl | knurl |

Knurl is a synonym of gnarl.

Knurl is a related term of gnarl.



As nouns the difference between gnarl and knurl

is that gnarl is a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree while knurl is a contorted knot in wood.

As verbs the difference between gnarl and knurl

is that gnarl is to knot or twist something while knurl is to roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.

gnarl

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
  • Something resembling a knot in wood, such as in stone or limbs.
  • (mathematics) The average value of the magnitude squared of the curl of a vector field over a continuous path that is tangent to the vector field at every point. In mathematical notation, gnarl is represented by the lowercase Greek letter .
    • Derived terms
    * gnarly

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To knot or twist something.

    • Etymology 2

    Onomatopoeia

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To snarl or growl; to gnar.
  • * Shakespeare
    • And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first.

    References

    knurl

    English

    (knurling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A contorted knot in wood.
  • A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
  • A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.

    • References