Tearing vs Rating - What's the difference?
tearing | rating |
very hasty
The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
(computer graphics) Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.
* 2003 , David P. Luebke, Level of detail for 3D graphics (page 303)
(medicine) continuous shedding of tears; epiphora
A position on a scale
An evaluation of status, especially of financial status
A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something.
(nautical) A seaman in a warship
*2014 , BBC News,
*:Some 400 Russian ratings are living in the western French port, awaiting delivery of their controversial new command-and-control ship, the Vladivostok.
(nautical) The status of a seaman, corresponding to rank in officers.
* In the Royal Navy the ratings, in order, are:- ordinary seaman, able seaman, leading seaman, petty officer and chief petty officer
As verbs the difference between tearing and rating
is that tearing is while rating is .As nouns the difference between tearing and rating
is that tearing is the act by which something is torn; a laceration or tearing can be (medicine) continuous shedding of tears; epiphora while rating is a position on a scale.As an adjective tearing
is very hasty.tearing
English
Etymology 1
Verb
(head)Adjective
(head)- a tearing hurry
Noun
(en-noun)- Even in this case, tearing still results if the swap occurs in the middle of a refresh cycle.
Etymology 2
Noun
(-)Anagrams
* * * *rating
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- They have a poor credit rating .
- He has a high chess rating .
Huge Russian warship fascinates French in Saint-Nazaire