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Dwell vs Indwell - What's the difference?

dwell | indwell |

As verbs the difference between dwell and indwell

is that dwell is to live; to reside while indwell is to exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force.

As a noun dwell

is a period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.

dwell

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
  • (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
  • (electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
  • (automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).

    • Verb

  • To live; to reside.
  • * Peacham
    • the parish in which I was born, dwell , and have possessions
  • * C. J. Smith
    • The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
  • To linger (on ) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).
  • (engineering) To be in a given state.
  • To abide; to remain; to continue.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I'll rather dwell in my necessity.
  • * Wordsworth
    • Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.

    Related terms

    * dwelling * dwell on, dwell upon

    See also

    * abide * live * reside * stay

    References

    * * English irregular verbs

    indwell

    English

    Verb

  • To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force.
  • * Milman
    • The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form.
  • *2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 224:
  • *:Diodore and Theodore were particularly galvanized to defend their point of view by their horror at Apollinaris's assertion that Christ was indwelled by the Logos, which replaced a human mind in him.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)