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Particle vs Defocus - What's the difference?

particle | defocus |


As a noun particle

is a very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.

As a verb defocus is

to deliberately cause a lens, or a beam of light or particles, to be out of focus.

Focus vs Defocus - What's the difference?

focus | defocus |


As verbs the difference between focus and defocus

is that focus is to cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point while defocus is to deliberately cause a lens, or a beam of light or particles, to be out of focus.

As a noun focus

is a point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

Deoxysugar vs Dideoxysugar - What's the difference?

deoxysugar | dideoxysugar |


As nouns the difference between deoxysugar and dideoxysugar

is that deoxysugar is (chemistry) while dideoxysugar is (biochemistry) any deoxysugar having two deoxy- groups.

Differentiate vs Differentiator - What's the difference?

differentiate | differentiator |


As a verb differentiate

is to show, or be the distinction between two things.

As a noun differentiator is

anything that differentiates, or causes differentiation (in any sense).

Differentiation vs Differentiator - What's the difference?

differentiation | differentiator |


As nouns the difference between differentiation and differentiator

is that differentiation is differentiation (all senses) while differentiator is anything that differentiates, or causes differentiation (in any sense).

Membraneous vs Endomembrane - What's the difference?

membraneous | endomembrane |


As an adjective membraneous

is .

As a noun endomembrane is

(biology) all the membraneous components inside a eukaryotic cell, including the nuclear envelope, endoplastic reticulum, and golgi apparatus.

Component vs Endomembrane - What's the difference?

component | endomembrane |


As nouns the difference between component and endomembrane

is that component is component while endomembrane is (biology) all the membraneous components inside a eukaryotic cell, including the nuclear envelope, endoplastic reticulum, and golgi apparatus.

Gazebo vs Pavilion - What's the difference?

gazebo | pavilion |


As nouns the difference between gazebo and pavilion

is that gazebo is a belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn while pavilion is an ornate tent.

As a verb pavilion is

to furnish with a pavilion.

Gazebo vs Pavillion - What's the difference?

gazebo | pavillion |


As nouns the difference between gazebo and pavillion

is that gazebo is a belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn while pavillion is .

Cryptid vs Beast - What's the difference?

cryptid | beast |


As nouns the difference between cryptid and beast

is that cryptid is (cryptozoology) any creature that may or may not exist sightings of various cryptids have been reported, but their reality has not been proved while beast is any animal other than a human; usually only applied to land vertebrates, especially large or dangerous four-footed ones.

As a verb beast is

(british|military) to impose arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment.

As an adjective beast is

(slang) great; excellent; powerful.

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