Fossa vs. Notch — What's the Difference?

A shallow depression or hollow.

A V-shaped cut.

A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal of the civet family, found in the rainforests of Madagascar.

Such a cut used for keeping a record.

A small cavity or depression, as in a bone.

A narrow pass between mountains.

A catlike carnivorous mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of Madagascar, having reddish-brown fur, a long tail, long whiskers, and retractile claws.

(Informal) A level or degree

(anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.

To cut a notch in.

(astronomy) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.

To record by or as if by making notches

A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of the civet family, endemic to the rainforests of Madagascar. It is slender, long-tailed and has retractile claws and anal scent glands.

(Informal) To achieve; score

A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossæ containing the nostrils in most birds.

A V-shaped cut.

A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

Such a cut, used for keeping a record.

Monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets

An indentation.

Largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets

A mountain pass; a defile.

(finance) A discontinuous change in a taxation schedule.

(informal) A level or degree.

(electronics) A portion of a mobile phone that overlaps the edge of the screen, used to house camera, sensors etc. while maximizing screen space.

(transitive) To cut a notch in (something).

(transitive) To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.

(transitive) To join by means of notches.

To achieve (something); to add to one's score or record of successes.

(transitive) To fit (an arrow) to a bow by means of the notch cut at the end of the arrow; to nock.

A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.

A narrow passage between two elevations; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.

To cut or make notches in; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.

To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.

A V-shaped indentation;

The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks;

A V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface;

A small cut

Cut or make a notch into;

Notch a surface to record something