dip vs correction

correction vs dip

dip and correction both are nouns.

dip is a verb but correction is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dip	Yes	No	Yes	No
correction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, correction is a hyponym of dip; that is, correction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dip:

dip: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
correction: a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases

Other hyponyms of dip include voltage drop.

dip (noun)	correction (noun)
a brief swim in water	the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms	treatment of a specific defect
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow	the act of disciplining
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity	a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
a brief immersion	a rebuke for making a mistake
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped	something substituted for an error
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places	a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
a depression in an otherwise level surface

dip (verb)	correction (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
go down momentarily
dip into a liquid while eating
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
immerse in a disinfectant solution
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
dip into a liquid
appear to move downward
slope downwards
lower briefly
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
take a small amount from

Difference between dip and correction

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