Timing vs Dexterity - What's the difference?
timing | dexterity |
(obsolete) An occurrence or event.
(uncountable) The regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an engine, the delivery of a joke, or the occurrence of a series of events.
(uncountable) The time when something happens.
(uncountable) The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
(countable) An instance of recording the time of something.
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Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
* {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
, title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad
, chapter=5 (label) Skill in using weapons.
As nouns the difference between timing and dexterity
is that timing is (obsolete) an occurrence or event while dexterity is skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.As a verb timing
is .timing
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Noun
Derived terms
* active timing * attack timing * back-timing * basic ignition timing * basic timing * color timing * comic timing * computer-controlled timing * continuous variable valve timing * dynamic ignition timing * ignition timing * market timing * sequential valve timing * signal timing * stress timing * syllable timing * targa timing * target timing * valve timing * variable cam timing * variable valve timingVerb
(head)dexterity
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Noun
citation, passage=She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.}}
- Playing computer games can improve your manual dexterity .
- She twirled the pencil through her fingers with impressive dexterity .
