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Flue vs Flume - What's the difference?

flue | flume |


As nouns the difference between flue and flume

is that flue is a pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace) while flume is a ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.

Flame vs Flume - What's the difference?

flame | flume |


As nouns the difference between flame and flume

is that flame is the visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat while flume is a ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.

As a verb flame

is to produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.

As an adjective flame

is of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame.

Flute vs Flume - What's the difference?

flute | flume |


As nouns the difference between flute and flume

is that flute is a woodwind instrument consisting of a metal, wood or bamboo tube with a row of circular holes and played by blowing across a hole in the side of one end or through a narrow channel at one end against a sharp edge, while covering none, some or all of the holes with the fingers to vary the note played while flume is a ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.

As a verb flute

is to play on a flute.

Flume vs Canal - What's the difference?

flume | canal |


As nouns the difference between flume and canal

is that flume is a ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through while canal is an artificial waterway, often connecting one body of water with another.

As a verb canal is

to dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage.

Flume vs Floom - What's the difference?

flume | floom |


As nouns the difference between flume and floom

is that flume is a ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through while floom is a flume, as in a mill flume.

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