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windage vs bending

bending vs windage

windage and bending both are nouns.

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

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