Pal vs Palp - What's the difference?
pal | palp |
(television, uncountable) or of (Phase Alternation Line). (TV standard)
(electronics, countable) .
(zoology) A pedipalp, an appendage found near the mouth in invertebrates; has a variety of functions but is often primarily used for predating.
(rfv-sense) (very, rare, nonce, used only by James Joyce) A fleshy part of a fingertip or an act of touching.
* 1922 , (James Joyce), (Ulysses) :
To feel, to explore by touch.
*1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 729:
*:It is not possible to examine a male patient without making him undress and actually palping him all over.
As nouns the difference between pal and palp
is that pal is acronym of lang=en|Phase Alternating Line or of Phase Alternation Line. (TV standard while palp is a pedipalp, an appendage found near the mouth in invertebrates; has a variety of functions but is often primarily used for predating.As verbs the difference between pal and palp
is that pal is be friends with, hang around with while palp is to feel, to explore by touch.As a proper noun PAL
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(wikipedia PAL)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* (television) PALplusSee also
* (television) NTSC , SECAM * (electronics) PIC , FPGAAnagrams
*palp
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Noun
(wikipedia palp) (en noun)- He folded his razor neatly and with stroking palps of fingers felt the smooth skin.