kerf vs opening

kerf

noun
  • The distance between diverging saw teeth. 

  • The portion or quantity (e.g. of wood, hay, turf, wool, etc.) removed or cut off in a given stroke. 

  • The flattened, cut-off end of a branch or tree; a stump or sawn-off cross-section. 

  • The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision. 

verb
  • To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent. 

opening

noun
  • A gap permitting passage through. 

  • The first few measures of a musical composition. 

  • The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe. 

  • The initial period when a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening. 

  • A vacant position, especially in an array. 

  • An unoccupied employment position. 

  • In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set. 

  • An act or instance of making or becoming open. 

  • A time available in a schedule. 

  • An opportunity, as in a competitive activity. 

  • An act or instance of beginning. 

  • The first few moves in a game. 

adj
  • Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events. 

  • describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack 

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