As a noun southwest

is the compass point halfway between south and west, specifically 225°, abbreviated as sw.

As an adjective southwest

is of or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.

As a proper noun transcaucasia is

(region of southwest asia).

As nouns the difference between larva and barbet

is that larva is mask while barbet is any of many birds of the family capitonidae'', within the order ''piciformes .

As nouns the difference between aphid and barbet

is that aphid is sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily aphidoidea ; an aphidian while barbet is any of many birds of the family capitonidae'', within the order ''piciformes .

In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between homothetic and homothecy

is that homothetic is (mathematics) of a function of two or more variables in which the ratio of the partial derivatives depends only on the ratio of the variables, not their value while homothecy is (mathematics) a homothetic transformation.

As an adjective homothetic

is (mathematics) of a function of two or more variables in which the ratio of the partial derivatives depends only on the ratio of the variables, not their value.

As a noun homothecy is

(mathematics) a homothetic transformation.

As nouns the difference between transformation and homothecy

is that transformation is while homothecy is (mathematics) a homothetic transformation.

Homothecy is a synonym of homothety.

In mathematics terms the difference between homothety and homothecy

is that homothety is an isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point while homothecy is a homothetic transformation.

As an adjective isotropic

is (physics) having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy.

As a noun homothety is

(mathematics) an isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point.

As nouns the difference between scaling and homothety

is that scaling is the removing of the scales of fish while homothety is an isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point.

As a verb scaling

is present participle of lang=en.

In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between bicupola and orthobicupola

is that bicupola is (mathematics) a solid formed from two cupolas joined at the base while orthobicupola is (mathematics) a bicupola in which the bases have the same orientation.

As nouns the difference between bicupola and orthobicupola

is that bicupola is (mathematics) a solid formed from two cupolas joined at the base while orthobicupola is (mathematics) a bicupola in which the bases have the same orientation.

As an acronym base

is b'''uilding'', '''''a'''ntenna-tower'', '''''s'''pan'', '''''e arth .

As a noun orthobicupola is

(mathematics) a bicupola in which the bases have the same orientation.