What's the difference between caulk and clinch?

Caulk


Definition:

  • (v. t. & n.) See Calk.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) There was no difference in post-operative sensitivity between the teeth restored with Barricaid or Caulk Temporary Crown and Bridge Resin.
  • (2) Cathodic, linear anodic, and anodic polarization studies conducted on three commercial dental amalgams, Caulk Fine Cut Alloy, Spheralloy, and Dispersalloy, showed that all amalgams were in a passive state at the corrosion potential in synthetic saliva solution.
  • (3) This provides an ideal caulking substance to use as a sealing material during endodontic procedures where leakage of oral fluids is anticipated or has occurred after dental dam placement.
  • (4) Caulk varnish and Polyvar had values lying between the two materials.
  • (5) This study investigated the effects of thermal stress and specimen storage time on the tensile bond strength of three prosthodontic adhesives: Comspan (LD Caulk), Panavia Opaque (Kuraray), and Super-Bond (Sun Medical).
  • (6) By using light cured periodontal protection like Barricaid from Caulk: the patients have a greater adaptation with their appliance.
  • (7) Plasticine and Weatherstrip Caulking Cord were found to meet all criteria best.
  • (8) The breakdown of passivity in Caulk Alloy and Spheralloy amalgams is attributed to the presence of the gamma2 phase (Sn7-8Hg) whereas the passive behavior of Dispersalloy amalgam is attributed to the absence of the phase.
  • (9) • Seal the tops and bottoms of skirting boards using silicon mastic or decorative caulking.
  • (10) Leakage of low-melting-point metals from the underside of polystyrene molds can be prevented by applying a silicone caulking material to the bottom of the mold and pressing the mold on a metal plate before pouring.
  • (11) Additional documentation regarding the etching of ceramic materials, including Dicor (Caulk Company Ltd., Milford, DE) was produced.
  • (12) Newly developed amalgams such as Tytin, Sybraloy, and Dispersalloy had low static creep, high compressive strength, and similar values for both diametral tensile strength and dimensional change in comparison with conventional amalgams such as Kerr Spheraloy, Caulk Spherical, Shofu Spherical, and Caulk 20th Century Micro Cut.
  • (13) The smoothest surfaces were obtained using Centrix System rubber points alone, Centrix System rubber points plus Caulk's Prisma Gloss fine and super-fine pastes, and Caulk's Enhance disks plus Caulk's Prisma Gloss fine and super-fine pastes.
  • (14) The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate two cases of esthetic conservative anterior crown reconstruction and a posterior composite restorative technique using a newly introduced polishable hybrid material (Prisma APH, L. D. Caulk Co., Milford, DE).
  • (15) It is suggested that in existing structures with infiltration of radon from the soil remedial action be based on the principle of first trying to caulk obvious and accessible openings and, if this is not possible, installing a sub-floor depressurising system.
  • (16) Seven light-cured proprietary composite restorative materials, P-50 (3M), P-10 (3M), P-30 (3M), FulFil (Caulk), Herculite (Kerr), Silux Plus (3M) and Silux (3M) were characterized in terms of water uptake at 37 degrees C. For several of the systems, elastic modulus and glass transition temperature were evaluated with a dynamic mechanical analyser (Autovibron DDV-II-C).
  • (17) Airborne compounds from two groups of plasticizers used in air conditioner filters and caulks as well as flexible polyvinyl chloride and related plastics have been identified as major sources of low level laboratory contamination that can cause serious interferences in pollutant analyses especially at the low levels requiring GCEC for quantitation.
  • (18) The combination of cavity design with enamel conditioning and the use of a low viscosity sealant prior to the insertion of the composite (Caulk Nuva System) resulted in restorations showing no microleakage and a perfect marginal adaptation.
  • (19) In Columbia, which is in the middle of the state, business owners spent Saturday caulking and duct-taping windows and readying sandbags.
  • (20) Both new and conventional dental alloys and their amalgams, namely Tytin, Sybraloy, Dispersalloy, Kerr Spheraloy, Caulk Spherical, Shofu Spherical, and Caulk 20th Century Microcut were used to complete the investigation.

Clinch


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
  • (v. t.) To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first.
  • (v. t.) To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail.
  • (v. t.) To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument.
  • (v. i.) To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
  • (n.) The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch.
  • (n.) A pun.
  • (n.) A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Turner was at a meeting last month where the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, clinched an agreement with the five biggest UK banks – Barclays, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group and Standard Chartered – to accept the G20 principles.
  • (2) When you score a hat trick in the first 16 minutes of a World Cup Final with tens of millions of people watching across the world, essentially ending the match and clinching the tournament before most players worked up a sweat or Japan had a chance to throw in the towel, your status as a sports legend is forever secure – and any favorable comparisons thrown your way are deserved.
  • (3) Negative slit smears for AFB from the nodules repeatedly and the histology of one on the skin nodules clinched the diagnosis of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis.
  • (4) Clegg first called for Murdoch to withdraw the bid on Monday, when Cameron had also said he thought Murdoch's priority should be to sort out malpractices in his company rather than trying to clinch what could eventually be a takeover costing roughly $15bn (£9.4bn).
  • (5) The cash-strapped HMV retail chain clinched a deal on Friday to sell its Waterstone's bookshops to the Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut for £53m.
  • (6) The Nevada senator aimed his fire in particular at McConnell, who threw his support behind Trump last week when it became all but certain that the real estate mogul had clinched the nomination.
  • (7) Add to that a dangerous nuclear deal with Iran (as Republicans and Israel’s government see it) and the apparent impotence in the face of Islamic State and the Afghanistan volte-face looks, to political foes at least , like clinching proof of serial failure by the commander-in-chief.
  • (8) It has clinched an association agreement with the European Union, as currently sought by the pro-western leaders who came to power in Ukraine after the removal of Moscow-backed President Viktor Yanukovych .
  • (9) These were supported closely watched by Pope Francis, who personally wrote to both leaders and hosted a crucial secret summit at the Vatican this autumn, which they credited with helping clinch the deal.
  • (10) John McCain took on George W Bush in 2000, before clinching the nomination in 2008.
  • (11) As the talks quickly broke down in Luxembourg, in Brussels, Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, promptly convened an emergency leaders’ summit on Monday evening, putting the onus on both Merkel and Tsipras as the two key leaders to bend towards concessions to clinch a deal.
  • (12) Three tendencies exist at present in the surgical management of lumbar osteochondrosis: orthopedic treatment aimed at stabilizing the vertebral segment (the procedure of choice being anterior total disectomy with vertebral intercorporal spondilodesis), neurosurgical treatment striving to decompress the nervous structures clinched by the disc, osteal growth, scars, and a combined management achieving both of the above purposes.
  • (13) Samaras is also expected to stress the importance of Greece clinching a primary surplus this year, as appears likely, as this will allow the government to offer some relief to lower-income Greeks.
  • (14) Those talks appeared to come close to clinching a historic deal but the talks broke up in early hours of 10 November, amid some acrimony over who was responsible for the failure.
  • (15) However, with the growing likelihood of a contested convention where no candidate receives the 1,237 delegates to clinch the nomination, they have become vital affairs as campaigns claw for every possible delegate.
  • (16) The big surprise is that Ping failed to clinch the 36 votes needed for a second term.
  • (17) With the win, Carolina clinched both the NFC South title as well as the second seed in the conference, giving them a bye week and guaranteeing them home field advantage in their first postseason game.
  • (18) Aston Villa apparently brought at least 20,000 to Highbury on the day they clinched the 1980-81 title, while Manchester City had around 25,000 at St James' Park when they beat Newcastle to win the league in 1967-68.
  • (19) I’m not quite there yet.” In May, after Trump clinched the nomination, Ryan expressed similar ambivalence about the man who won his party’s support, saying: “I’m just not ready to do that at this point.
  • (20) He has also urged Mario Balotelli, who created the last-gasp, championship-clinching winner against Queens Park Rangers on Sunday, and Edin Dzeko, the scorer of the equaliser, to stay at City.