What's the difference between kerf and kerl?

Kerf


Definition:

  • (n.) A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In children older than 1, however, the bone is relatively brittle, yet it, too, may be remodeled by sectioning it first into 1.5 to 2.0 cm wide strips, then placing resistance-weakening kerfs on the bone's endocranial surface.
  • (2) The kerfs weaken the bone regionally so that controlled bending may occur.

Kerl


Definition:

  • (n.) See Carl.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) These results show that chronic administration of D-Trp-6-LH-RH, at the doses used, blocks the pituitary-gonadal axis and that the escape phenomenon from the effects of the LH-RH agonists-induced blockade does not occur under our conditions in contrast to observations of Kerle et al with the I.C.I.

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