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Tamping vs Stemming - What's the difference?

tamping | stemming |

As verbs the difference between tamping and stemming

is that tamping is present participle of lang=en while stemming is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between tamping and stemming

is that tamping is the act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine while stemming is movement against a current, especially a tidal current.

tamping

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

  • The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine.
  • The material used in tamping.
  • stemming

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (nautical) Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.
  • A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.
  • (rock climbing) The technique of bridging between two holds with hands and/or feet, applying forces to each in opposing directions in order to brace oneself in position.