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Pacing vs Facing - What's the difference?

pacing | facing |

As verbs the difference between pacing and facing

is that pacing is present participle of lang=en while facing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between pacing and facing

is that pacing is the act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing while facing is the most external portion of exterior siding.

As an adjective facing is

diverging in the direction of travel.

pacing

English

Verb

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  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
  • We have repeatedly referred to the usefulness of steps, lines, ticks, clocks, routines, pacings , etc. - scales, measures, series, patterns, disposed in a fixed and regular and conventional space-time.

    Anagrams

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    facing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rail transport, of points and crossovers) diverging in the direction of travel.
  • Antonyms

    * trailing

    Derived terms

    * facing points

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The most external portion of exterior siding.
  • (sewing) Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
  • (metalworking) A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
  • (military, in the plural) The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
  • (military, mostly, plural) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
  • Verb

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