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Grounding vs Founding - What's the difference?

grounding | founding |

As nouns the difference between grounding and founding

is that grounding is the return to a fully conscious state after a psychedelic experience while founding is the action of the verb to found; the establishment of something.

As verbs the difference between grounding and founding

is that grounding is present participle of lang=en while founding is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective founding is

who or that founds or found.

grounding

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The return to a fully conscious state after a psychedelic experience.
  • The collision of a ship with ground beneath the surface of the water.
  • The permanence of aircraft on land because of government action.
  • (electrical engineering) The interconnecting metal chassis/frame of a device, appliance, machine, or metal raceway via a designated conductor to earth at the Service Panel. The conductor may be bare or covered (with green plastic which may have a yellow stripe (US).) This conductor does NOT carry current in normal operation.
  • The absorption of energy through visualized "roots" descending from oneself into the ground, using Qi.
  • The act by which a child is grounded (forbidden from going out).

    • Verb

    (head)

    • founding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to found ; the establishment of something.
    • the founding of the republic
  • * 2005 , Donatella Della Porta, Sidney G. Tarrow, Transnational Protest and Global Activism
    • Do foundings of transnational organizations appear to spur foundings of national organizations, or vice versa?

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Who or that founds or found.
    • The founding fathers of our country.