different between exponentially vs moose

English

Etymology

From exponential +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ksp?(?)?n?n??li/

Adverb

exponentially (comparative more exponentially, superlative most exponentially)

1. (mathematics, sciences) In an exponential manner.
   • 1992, Clark Glymour, Thinking Things Through: An Introduction to Philosophical Issues and Achievements, MIT Press (1997), ?ISBN, page 333:

     But every known algorithm for this problem requires a number of steps that increases exponentially as n increases.

   • 2000, Shuji Nakamura et al., The Blue Laser Diode: The Complete Story, Second Revised and Enlarged Edition, Springer, ?ISBN, page 69:

     Therefore, if absorption causes an attenuation of the oscillation amplitude, the temperature must decrease exponentially with increasing thickness.

   • 2008, Henri Benisty et al., Photonic Crystals: Towards Nanoscale Photonic Devices, Second Edition, Springer, ?ISBN, page 216:

     It can be readily derived from Eqs. 6.26 and 6.32 that the field generated by these incident evanescent waves inside the slab do ^[sic] not decay away exponentially from the upper interface, but increases exponentially as y decreases.

2. (proscribed) rapidly, greatly

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: mo?os, IPA^(key): /mu?s/
• Rhymes: -u?s
• Homophone: mousse

Etymology 1

Earlier mus, moos, from an Eastern Algonquian language name for the animal, such as Massachusett moos, mws, Narragansett moos or Penobscot mos (cognate to Abenaki moz), from Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa (“it strips”), referring to how a moose strips tree bark when feeding: compare Massachusett moos-u (“he strips, cuts smooth”).

Noun

moose (plural moose or (dated, rare) mooses or (non-standard, jocular) meese)

1. (US, Canada) The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.

   We saw a moose at the edge of the woods.

2. (informal) An ugly person.

Usage notes

• The usual plural of moose is moose; compare the names of many animals, such as deer and fish, which are also invariant. Other plurals are rare and non-standard: mooses (with the usual English plural-forming suffix -s) and meese (jocularly formed by analogy to goose ? geese).

Synonyms

• (largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus)): elk (British), Newfoundland speed bump (Canadian, humorous)

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Irish: mús
• ? Khmer: ????? (muuhs??)
• ? Korean: ?? (museu)
• ? Persian: ???? (mus)
  • ? Arabic: ????? (m??)
• ? Thai: ??? (múus)
  • Thai: ??????? (gwaang-mûut)

Translations

See also

• moose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Japanese ??? (“girl”).

Noun

moose

1. (US, military, slang) An Asian girl taken as a lover.
   • 2005, Rupert Nelson, Like the Rings of a Tree (page 279)

     In military bases in the rear areas it was common for soldiers to have a moose.

   • 2011, Michael Cullen Green, Black Yanks in the Pacific (page 75)

     Even the lowest ranked serviceman, because of his salary, benefits, and status as an American occupationaire, could afford to “maintain a 'Moose' and still take care of his other obligations.

References

Ojibwe

Noun

moose (plural mooseg)

1. worm
2. caterpillar

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English mous

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mus]

Noun

moose (plural mice)

1. mouse