Mole vs Mola - What's the difference?
mole | mola |
Any of several small, burrowing insectivores of the family Talpidae.
Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole rats.
(espionage) An internal spy, a person who involves himself or herself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within.
A kind of self-propelled excavator used to form underground drains, or to clear underground pipelines
(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.
* 1847 — George A. Fisk, A pastor's memorial of the holy land
* 1983 — Archibald Lyall, Arthur Norman Brangham, The companion guide to the south of France
(rare) A haven or harbour, protected with such a breakwater.
(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kg]] of . Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as [[Avogadro's number, Avogadro’s number
One of several spicy sauces typical of the cuisine of Mexico and neighboring Central America, especially the sauce which contains chocolate and which is used in cooking main dishes, not desserts.
A traditional textile art form of the Kuna people of Panama and Colombia. A mola consists of cloth panels, made to wear on clothing, which feature complex designs made with multiple layers of cloth in a reverse technique.
* 1977 , Rhoda L. Auld, Molas: What they are, How to make them, Ideas they suggest for creative appliqué? , page 67
a sunfish, Mola mola
As nouns the difference between mole and mola
is that mole is while mola is moth.mole
English
(wikipedia mole)Etymology 1
From (etyl) mole, mool, from (etyl) .Synonyms
* birthmark * nevus, naevus,Etymology 2
From (etyl) mol, molde, molle, from (etyl) . Derivation as an abbreviation of (etyl) molewarpe, a variation of moldewarpe, in Middle English is unexplained and probably unlikely due to the simultaneous occurrence of both words. See mouldwarp.Alternative forms
* mool, moule, mowle, mold (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* golden mole * mole crab * mole cricket * mole rat * mole run * mole salamanderSynonyms
* mouldwarpEtymology 3
From moll'' (from ''Moll'', an archaic nickname for ''Mary''), influenced by the spelling of the word ''mole ("an internal spy"), and due to /m?l/ and /m??l/ merging as [mo?l] in the Australian accent.Synonyms
* mollEtymology 4
(etyl) or (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)mole(accessed: March 30, 2007)
- [Alexander the Great] then conceived the stupendous idea of constructing a mole , which should at once connect [Tyre] with the main land; and this was actually accomplished by driving piles and pouring in incalculable quantities of soil and fragments of rock; and it is generally believed, partly on the authority of ancient authors, that the whole ruins of Old Tyre were absorbed in this vast enterprize, and buried in the depths of the sea [...]
- [about Saint-Tropez] Yachts and fishing boats fill the little square of water, which is surrounded on two sides by quays, on the third by a small ship-repairing yard and on the fourth by the mole where the fishing boats moor and the nets are spread out to dry.
Etymology 5
(1897) (etyl) Mol.Alternative forms
* mol (dated)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* gram moleculeEtymology 6
(hydatidiform mole) From (etyl) mola.Etymology 7
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)mole(accessed: March 30, 2007)
References
Anagrams
* English terms with multiple etymologies ----mola
English
Noun
(en noun)- The classic mola is pure applique and is distinguished by alternating bands of color.