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bending vs windage

windage vs bending

bending and windage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bending Yes No No No
windage Yes No No No
As nouns, windage is a hyponym of bending; that is, windage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bending:
  • bending: the property of being bent or deflected
  • windage: the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
Other hyponyms of bending include wind deflection, refractiveness, refractivity.
bending (noun) windage (noun)
the act of bending something the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
the property of being bent or deflected exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)
movement that causes the formation of a curve the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun
the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
Difference between bending and windage

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