different between knurl vs tumour

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 Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tume? (“bulge, swell”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *tewh?- (“to swell”). Related to English thumb.

Noun

tumour (plural tumours)

1. (oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

Usage notes

Tumour is the favoured spelling throughout the English-speaking world with the exception of the United States, where tumor is standard.

Derived terms

• tumourigenesis

Translations

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French tumour, from Latin tumor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tiu?mur/, /tiu??mu?r/

Noun

tumour (plural tumours) (Late Middle English)

1. tumour (abnormal or morbid bodily growth)
2. The growth of tumours or boils.

Descendants

• English: tumour, tumor

References

• “tum?ur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-30.

Old French

Alternative forms

• tumeur

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tumor.

Noun

tumour f (oblique plural tumours, nominative singular tumour, nominative plural tumours)

1. tumor (abnormal swelling of an animal's living tissue)
   • 1288, Somme Me Gautier

     Tumour ou enflour

Descendants

• French: tumeur
• ? Middle English: tumour
  • English: tumour, tumor