Turbinate vs Wart - What's the difference?
turbinate | wart |
Shaped or spinning like a top.
In the shape of a coil.
(zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Used especially of shells.
(anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
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(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
(computing, programming, slang, derogatory) Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.
* 1998 , "Chris Ahlstrom", Hungarian notation'' (on newsgroup ''microsoft.public.vc.language )
* 2002 , "Linonut", Computer Science'' (on newsgroup ''comp.os.linux.advocacy )
As nouns the difference between turbinate and wart
is that turbinate is a turbinal or turbinate bone while wart is a type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).As an adjective turbinate
is shaped or spinning like a top.As a verb turbinate
is to revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.turbinate
English
(wikipedia turbinate)Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* coiling * helical * spiral * spiraling * volute * whorledSynonyms
* nasal conchaVerb
(turbinat)wart
English
(wikipedia wart)Noun
(en noun)- Hungarian warts suck big time! If you need them, your functions are too big and your class interface is much too fat.
- Far easier to not use warts in the first place. Even if a wart is present, you still have to verify the variable's declaration anyway, if you're a diligent maintenance programmer.