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Sinking vs Sinkage - What's the difference?

sinking | sinkage |

As nouns the difference between sinking and sinkage

is that sinking is the act or process of sinking while sinkage is an amount of material involved in a sinking.

As a verb sinking

is present participle of lang=en.

sinking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Derived terms

    * like rats from a sinking ship

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of sinking.
    • I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore.
  • * 1857 , Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection
    • We must endeavour to realize a succession of gradual sinkings or depressions into deep water, alternating with gradual emergings into shallows, and eventually a gradual continued lifting of the whole district

    sinkage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An amount of material involved in a sinking
  • An area of sunken ground; a depression
  • Change in draft a vessel obtains when moving through the water

    • Anagrams

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