Merger vs Serger - What's the difference?
merger | serger |
The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.
(economics) The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.
(legal) An absorption of one or more estate(s) or contract(s) into one other, all being held by the same owner; of several counts of accusation into one judgement, etc.
(linguistics) A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.
(sewing) A type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to cut the fabric as it stitches.
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As nouns the difference between merger and serger
is that merger is the act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit while serger is a type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to cut the fabric as it stitches.merger
English
(wikipedia merger)Noun
(en noun)- ''Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half
- the cot-caught merger
Synonyms
* combination * fusionAntonyms
* divisionSee also
* alliance * buyout * sellout * takeoverserger
English
(Overlock)Noun
(en noun)page 31,
- If using a serger' instead of a sewing machine, remember to eliminate or otherwise take into account the seam allowances given to each pattern, or you may end up with a larger pillow than expected.' Sergers , which create a series of overlapping stitches on the actual edge of the fabric, cutting away the excess, do not require seam allowances.
page 20,
- If you have a serger , you can use it to finish fabric edges so they don't ravel, but the zigzag stitch on your regular machine works well, too.
page 158,
- With that, Mikhail sat down to place spools of thread on the serger , studying the directions and clearly dismissing her.