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Sprint vs Meander - What's the difference?

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Sprint is a related term of meander.


As nouns the difference between sprint and meander

is that sprint is while meander is a winding, crooked, or involved course.

As a verb meander is

to wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.

sprint

English

(wikipedia sprint)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short race at top speed
  • A burst of speed or activity
  • In (Agile software development), a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.

    • Verb

  • (ambitransitive) To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period

    • Anagrams

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    meander

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (wikipedia meander) (en noun)
  • A winding, crooked, or involved course.
    • the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body
  • * Sir R. Blackmore
    • While lingering rivers in meanders glide.
  • A tortuous or intricate movement.
  • Fretwork.
  • (math) A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.

    • Derived terms

    * meander belt * meanderer * meandering * meanderian * meanderic * meanderiform * meanderine * meander line * meander loop * meandrous * meandry

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
    • The stream meandered through the valley.
  • To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
    • (Dryton)

    References

    * The Chambers Dictionary (1998)

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