Punctate vs Puncture - What's the difference?
punctate | puncture |
marked by spots, dots, points, or s.
The act or an instance of puncturing.
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
* 2001 , , Dutton, ISBN 0525946284, page 340,
* Rambler
To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.
As an adjective punctate
is marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.As a noun puncture is
the act or an instance of puncturing.As a verb puncture is
to pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.punctate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Head and pronotum densely punctate and predominantly opaque, punctures on upper half of head mostly contiguous and without extensive shiny interspaces...
(Keys to the Nearctic species of Pseudomyrmex)
puncture
English
Noun
(en noun)Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- A tough test for even the strongest climber, it was new to the Tour de France this year, but its debut will be remembered for the wrong reasons after one of those spectators scattered carpet tacks on the road and induced around 30 punctures among the group of riders including Bradley Wiggins, the Tour's overall leader, and his chief rivals.
- Dieter's car had suffered a puncture on the RN3 road between Paris and Meaux. A bent nail was stuck in the tire.
- A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.
Synonyms
* flat tyre; (informal US) flatDerived terms
* puncturerVerb
- The needle punctured the balloon instantly.