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Strident vs Din - What's the difference?

strident | din |

As nouns the difference between strident and din

is that strident is one of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth while din is a loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.

As an adjective strident

is loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.

As an acronym DIN is

deutsches Institut für Normung. (German Institute for Standardization.

As a verb din is

to be filled with sound; to resound.

strident

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding
    • The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.
  • Grating or obnoxious
    • The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.
  • (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides
  • * {{quote-news, 2003, November 6, Stuart Cosgrove, Taylor slagging Saddam shame., Daily Record, city=Glasgow citation
    • , passage=Under David Taylor's stewardship, the SFA has made strident progress. }}

    Derived terms

    * stridently * stridency

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.

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    din

    English

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • Deutsches Institut für Normung. (German Institute for Standardization)
  • A formerly used logarithmic expression of the speed of a photographic film, plate, etc.; high-speed films have high numbers.

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