different between knurl vs polyp

English

Etymology

knur +? -le (“diminutive”), from Middle English knarre (“knot in wood”), earlier sense “a stone”, likely influenced by Old Norse kn?rr.

gnarl is a later variant, from gnarled, via knurled.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n??l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /n?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)l

Noun

knurl (plural knurls)

1. A contorted knot in wood.
2. A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
3. A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.

Translations

Verb

knurl (third-person singular simple present knurls, present participle knurling, simple past and past participle knurled)

1. To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.

References

English

Etymology

From Latin polypus (“a polyp, a polypus in the nose”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (polúpous), from ????? (polús, “many”) + ???? (poús, “foot”). Doublet of polypus.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?l?p/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?l?p/
• Rhymes: -?l?p
• Hyphenation: pol?yp

Noun

polyp (plural polyps)

1. (medicine) an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane
2. (zoology) a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles

Derived terms

• polypoid

Related terms

• polypian
• polyposis

Translations

Further reading

• polyp in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• polyp in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• polyp at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• loppy

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?pol?p]

Noun

polyp m

1. (biology) polyp
2. (medicine) polyp

Derived terms

• polypí

Further reading

• polyp in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• polyp in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989