What's the difference between chace and chape?

Chace


Definition:

  • (n.) See 3d Chase, n., 3.
  • (v. t.) To pursue. See Chase v. t.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Calum Chace, author of Pandora’s Brain Steyning, West Sussex
  • (2) In addition, D. Hall (personal communication) has shown that sip1 and sip2 are similar to the mutant farP85, which affects the regulation of a number of early genes (Chace and Hall 1975).--Sip suppression of rII mutants can be demonstrated in one-step growth experiments, even when both rII genes are completely deleted.
  • (3) The theme is not racism it is equality of opportunity and us doing what the BBC can uniquely do, give people an opportunity and a chace to work and get inspired.” Hall added: “It is not politically correct, it is a profound belief in the BBC standing for opportunities for all people.

Chape


Definition:

  • (n.) The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.
  • (n.) The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.
  • (n.) The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a scabbard, belt, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The method uses weighted smoothing cubic splines; the degree of smoothing is adjusted automatically to satisfy constraints on curve chape (monotonicity, number of inflection points).

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