What's the difference between smoother and soother?

Smoother


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, smooths.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The curve of glucose fluctuations was smoother after 50 micrograms than after 100 micrograms and control.
  • (2) Patients in group A had smoother increases in oxygen uptake and core temperatures, greater cardiovascular stability as reflected by the rate-pressure product, and no visible shivering.
  • (3) Native leaflet surfaces appeared to be smoother with longer and straighter fibres beneath the surface than treated leaflets.
  • (4) Electron microscopy revealed that neuroepithelial cells in diazepam-treated embryos had smoother apical surfaces and broader apical widths than did controls.
  • (5) "We all know legalising our work with a licence would make things normal, smoother."
  • (6) Used properly, delegation can foster growth of workers, alleviate tension, and contribute to a smoother working environment.
  • (7) The transition has also been smoother for groups of workers such as taxi drivers, who have been able to opt out of direct state employment and into state-sponsored taxi co-operatives.
  • (8) The method presented has the important advantage of an easier, smoother postoperative knee-rehabilitation period, which is extremely advantageous in elderly patients.
  • (9) The 3-Hz filtered EMG profiles proved to be smoother, to exhibit a significantly lower cycle-to-cycle variability, and to have a greater time lag with respect to the original unprocessed EMG signal than the 25-Hz filtered EMG profiles.
  • (10) Some numerical evidence of such interpretation is given, showing that the fitness surface appears smoother to crossover than it does to mutation.
  • (11) The surface of the tooth adjusted in this way is smoother than the surface obtained by adjusting with a finishing diamond.
  • (12) "We need to think about the listener, the consumer, and ask whether we are really going to say that 120m radio sets will become redundant in 2015, or whether we want to have a smoother migration path in the way we had the migration from tape, to CD, to the iPod.
  • (13) Moreover, our own studies revealed an excellent effect on keloids, which became smoother and visibly paler.
  • (14) Cryo-peeling imparts a healthier, pinker, smoother, tighter skin surface.
  • (15) Although permanent, the rejection process usually progresses in a wave motion; first waves are sharp and severe, but with time they become smoother and less severe.
  • (16) Thus, the retroperitoneal approach should be the preferred method of aortoiliac reconstruction since the postoperative convalescence period is smoother and shorter.
  • (17) Finishing of the Dicor ceramic resulted in a smoother but pitted surface.
  • (18) The alpha-adrenoceptor blocking treatment resulted in a considerably smoother peroperative course, as evidenced by a statistically significant reduction in the incidence of excessive blood-pressure variations.
  • (19) The silicone rubber sheet described here is smoother, thinner, and lighter than a cotton pattie.
  • (20) Both of the resultant surfaces appeared to be smoother and thus may be more resistant to plaque formation.

Soother


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, soothes.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This feeling allays anxiety and depressive affects, and the patient comes to experience the analyst as a soother.
  • (2) Head back to Racecourse station and grab a rickshaw to Amatrra Spa , soother to the rich and famous, where back massages start at 2,200 rupees (£22).
  • (3) Analysis of the obtained echographic images of the oral cavity along the middle sagittal line has led the authors to a conclusion that employment of traditional milk soothers with both large and small holes is harmful for articulation and forms an erroneous pattern of sucking and swallowing function, this possibly resulting in abnormal development of the jaws and oral cavity organs.
  • (4) Spiced warm vanilla and cardamom soother Sarah Nathan's spciy vanilla and cardamom soother should knock you right out.
  • (5) It's the perfect night-time soother and banishes all the worries of the day in a gentle nightcap.
  • (6) It's fair to say I've never been as ruined by a tasting as this one: with the twin soothers of spice and booze coming up in many of your fragrant offerings, by midday, nothing could part me from my duvet.

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