dwell vs reside

dwell

verb
  • To live; to reside. 

  • To abide; to remain; to continue. 

  • To be in a given state. 

  • To linger on a particular thought, idea, etc.; to remain fixated on something. 

noun
  • In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each). 

  • A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed. 

  • A planned delay in a timed control program. 

  • A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state. 

reside

verb
  • To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time. 

  • To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element. 

  • To sink; to settle, as sediment. 

How often have the words dwell and reside occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )