What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Terms vs Repercussive - What's the difference?

terms | repercussive |

As nouns the difference between terms and repercussive

is that terms is while repercussive is (obsolete) a repellent.

As an adjective repercussive is

tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate.

terms

English

Noun

(head)

    • Statistics

    * ----

    repercussive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate.
  • * W. Pattison
    • Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound.
  • repellent
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Blood is stanched by astringent and repecussive medicines.
  • Driven back; rebounding; reverberated.
  • * Thomson
    • Rages loud the repercussive roar.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A repellent.
    • (Bacon)
    (Webster 1913)