What's the difference between volant and volante?

Volant


Definition:

  • (a.) Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current.
  • (a.) Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid.
  • (a.) Represented as flying, or having the wings spread; as, an eagle volant.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Certain types such as "chancre mou volant," however, could not be found in the present material.
  • (2) In Vietnam a true "flying ambulance," the medical helicopter, was obviously the final perfection of Larrey's ambulance volante.
  • (3) Over 950 students attending Volant Scorpion training during March-August 1988 reported the number and impact of tick bites and the personal protective measures used during their training at Little Rock Air Force Base.
  • (4) This study describes, quantifies, and compares the growth and development of the volant forelimb morphology of Myotis lucifugus with that of the terrestrial forelimb morphology of Rattus norvegicus.

Volante


Definition:

  • (n.) A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Certain types such as "chancre mou volant," however, could not be found in the present material.
  • (2) In Vietnam a true "flying ambulance," the medical helicopter, was obviously the final perfection of Larrey's ambulance volante.
  • (3) Over 950 students attending Volant Scorpion training during March-August 1988 reported the number and impact of tick bites and the personal protective measures used during their training at Little Rock Air Force Base.
  • (4) This study describes, quantifies, and compares the growth and development of the volant forelimb morphology of Myotis lucifugus with that of the terrestrial forelimb morphology of Rattus norvegicus.

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