What's the difference between range and roam?

Range


Definition:

  • (n.) To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.
  • (n.) To place (as a single individual) among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; -- usually, reflexively and figuratively, (in the sense) to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
  • (n.) To separate into parts; to sift.
  • (n.) To dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to arrange regularly; as, to range plants and animals in genera and species.
  • (n.) To rove over or through; as, to range the fields.
  • (n.) To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to range the coast.
  • (n.) To be native to, or to live in; to frequent.
  • (v. i.) To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam.
  • (v. i.) To have range; to change or differ within limits; to be capable of projecting, or to admit of being projected, especially as to horizontal distance; as, the temperature ranged through seventy degrees Fahrenheit; the gun ranges three miles; the shot ranged four miles.
  • (v. i.) To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
  • (v. i.) To have a certain direction; to correspond in direction; to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; -- often followed by with; as, the front of a house ranges with the street; to range along the coast.
  • (v. i.) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region; as, the peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay.
  • (v.) A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains.
  • (v.) An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
  • (v.) The step of a ladder; a rung.
  • (v.) A kitchen grate.
  • (v.) An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove.
  • (v.) A bolting sieve to sift meal.
  • (v.) A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
  • (v.) That which may be ranged over; place or room for excursion; especially, a region of country in which cattle or sheep may wander and pasture.
  • (v.) Extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope; discursive power; as, the range of one's voice, or authority.
  • (v.) The region within which a plant or animal naturally lives.
  • (v.) The horizontal distance to which a shot or other projectile is carried.
  • (v.) Sometimes, less properly, the trajectory of a shot or projectile.
  • (v.) A place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is practiced.
  • (v.) In the public land system of the United States, a row or line of townships lying between two successive meridian lines six miles apart.
  • (v.) See Range of cable, below.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Arda Turan's deflected long-range strike puts Atlético back in control.
  • (2) The issue of the Schizophrenia Bulletin is devoted to articles representing this full range of conceptual and empirical work on first-episode psychosis.
  • (3) Open field behaviors and isolation-induced aggression were reduced by anxiolytics, at doses which may be within the sedative-hypnotic range.
  • (4) The PSB dioxygenase system displayed a narrow substrate range: none of 18 sulphonated or non-sulphonated analogues of PSB showed significant substrate-dependent O2 uptake.
  • (5) When the data correlating DHT with protein synthesis using both labelling techniques were combined, the curves were parallel and a strong correlation was noted between DHT and protein synthesis over a wide range of values (P less than 0.001).
  • (6) Finally the advanced automation of the equipment allowed weekly the evaluation of catecholamines and the whole range of their known metabolites in 36 urine samples.
  • (7) There were 12 males, 6 females, with mean age of 55.1 yrs (range 39-77 yrs).
  • (8) Peak Expiratory Flow and Forced Expiratory Mean Flows in the ranges 0-25%, 25-50% and 50-75% of Forced Vital Capacity were significantly reduced in animals exposed to gasoline exhaust fumes, whereas the group exposed to ethanol exhaust fumes did not differ from the control group.
  • (9) In a double-blind, crossover-designed study, 9 male subjects (age range: 18-25 years) received 25 mg orally, four times per day of either S or an identically-appearing placebo (P) 2 d prior to and during HA.
  • (10) Polygraphic recordings during sleep were performed on 18 elderly persons (age range: 64-100 years).
  • (11) Matthias Müller, VW’s chief executive, said: “In light of the wide range of challenges we are currently facing, we are satisfied overall with the start we have made to what will undoubtedly be a demanding fiscal year 2016.
  • (12) In seven girls with early adrenarche, plasma concentrations of DHEA were in the upper range of normal values, whereas T levels were within the normal range.
  • (13) In the patients who have died or have been classified as slowly progressive the serum 19-9 changes ranged from +13% to +707%.
  • (14) This promotion of repetitive activity by the introduction of additional potassium channels occurred up to an "optimal" value beyond which a further increase in paranodal potassium permeability narrowed the range of currents with a repetitive response.
  • (15) Displacement of a colinear line over the same range without an offset evoked little, if any, response.
  • (16) I wish to clarify that for the period 1998 to 2002 I was employed by Fifa to work on a wide range of matters relating to football,” Platini wrote.
  • (17) The technique resolved chromosomes in the size range of 100 kb-1 Mb.
  • (18) Achilles tendon overuse injuries exist as a spectrum of diseases ranging from inflammation of the paratendinous tissue (paratenonitis), to structural degeneration of the tendon (tendinosis), and finally tendon rupture.
  • (19) We report the treatment of 44 boys with constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) at a mean chronological age of 14.3 years (range, 12.4-17.1) and bone age of 12.1 years (range, 9.1-15.0).
  • (20) The average follow-up was 3.5 years (range 2-5.5 years).

Roam


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander.
  • (v. t.) To range or wander over.
  • (n.) The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill amd dale.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Nobody is sure what dangerous chemical imbalance this would create but the Fiver is convinced we'd all be dust come October or November, the earth scorched, with only three survivors roaming o'er the barren landscape: Govan's answer to King Lear, ranting into a hole in the ground; a mute, wild-eyed pundit, staring without blinking into a hole in the ground; and a tall, irritable figure standing in front of the pair of them, screaming in the style popularised by Klaus Kinski, demanding they take a look at his goddamn trouser arrangement, which he has balanced here on the platform of his hand for easy perusal, or to hell with them, for they are no better than pigs, worthless, spineless pigs.
  • (2) Or you can do it at the desk with your smartphone if you can remember the website address, don’t mind the data roaming charges, can remember your national insurance number and are impervious to the long queue developing behind you”.
  • (3) Groups of men with machetes have been roaming the ruins seeking supplies of food or water.
  • (4) From flood defences to Crossrail 2, corporation tax cuts to provision for people with disabilities , the risks of Brexit to £20m for Hull: this was a chancellor roaming the political landscape with undiminished swagger and not a hint of apology.
  • (5) You can regularly spot Darth Vaders , dogs dressed like Yoda and even the occasional stormtrooper roaming the halls of our data centers,” he wrote .
  • (6) executive director Richard Lloyd said: "Capping EU mobile roaming charges is welcome news for millions of travellers, especially those who have faced expensive charges for data roaming when their mobile hasn't even left their suitcase.
  • (7) Up to half a million wolves once roamed across America , living in harmony with native Americans who revered them for supposed healing powers.
  • (8) Two male English Setters were noticed to be breathing rapidly, hyperexcitable, and atactic after roaming a rural area for 2 hours.
  • (9) If the UK were to remain a member of the European Economic Area, which includes all EU member states plus Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland, British consumers would continue to benefit from the abolition of roaming charges.
  • (10) Kroes is proposing that companies which phase out roaming from July 2014 will face lighter-touch regulation.
  • (11) "Under the deal, a 50p cap protects mobile users from accidentally running up unexpected bills if they forget to turn off their data roaming setting."
  • (12) For Fo, the key to understanding Grillo is not in 21st-century Italy but in the 13th century, when storytellers – giullari – roamed Italy, entertaining crowds in piazzas with lewd and ancient tales interwoven with satirical attacks on local potentates.
  • (13) Yet, a survey of 108 families demonstrated that free-roaming poultry were often not thought of as a health risk for children.
  • (14) He was dishonourably discharged from the army on a charge of indecency, roamed Europe as a vagrant, thief and homosexual prostitute, then spent a lengthy period in and out of jail in Paris following a dozen or so arrests for larceny, the use of false papers, vagabondage and lewd behaviour.
  • (15) Spanish operators and others in southern Europe, for instance, benefit hugely from the roaming business among holiday-makers.
  • (16) Explorers brought camels to Australia to help them travel in the desert, and now an estimated 1 million roam wild across the country.
  • (17) She was charged even though the trader specifically told her that roaming charges would not apply in European countries.
  • (18) In The Hound of the Baskervilles, locals live in fear of Selden, an escaped murderer who roams Dartmoor.
  • (19) Roaming table • Download before you go Make sure you download what you need before you leave home, including apps, books, films or music, plus city maps, guides, etc, says Ofcom, and check downloads are fully completed before you leave.
  • (20) Separatists have squatted in his office, masked gunmen roam the streets with impunity, and Russia – the giant, growling neighbour – threatens to invade.