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Septum vs Groove - What's the difference?

septum | groove |

As nouns the difference between septum and groove

is that septum is a wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum while groove is a long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.

As a verb groove is

to cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

septum

English

(wikipedia septum)

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum.
  • * 2002 , Springhouse, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice , page 1158
  • Deviated septum , a shift from the midline that commonly occurs in normal growth, is present in most adults.
  • (botany) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
  • (mycology) A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
  • (zoology) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
  • (zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
  • (zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
  • groove

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.
  • A fixed routine
  • * (rfdate) J. Morley
  • The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove .
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  • The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.
  • A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
  • (mining) A shaft or excavation.
  • Derived terms

    * groovy * tongue and groove

    Verb

    (groov)
  • To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
  • To create, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.
  • I was just starting to groove to the band, when we had to leave.

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