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Ringing vs Fringing - What's the difference?

ringing | fringing |

As nouns the difference between ringing and fringing

is that ringing is the sound of ringing while fringing is the appearance of false colours in an image as the result of poor registration of component monochrome images.

As adjectives the difference between ringing and fringing

is that ringing is loud and clear while fringing is that fringes.

As verbs the difference between ringing and fringing

is that ringing is while fringing is .

ringing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The sound of ringing.
  • The quality of being resonant.
  • A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.

    • Synonyms

    * (technique used in the study of birds) banding

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Loud and clear.
  • Made forcefully; powerful.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    fringing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • The appearance of false colours in an image as the result of poor registration of component monochrome images
  • (physics) Any anomalous electric or magnetic effect at the edges of a region

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • that fringes