Difference between lifelong and permanent
Definitions
adjective
- continuing through life
Examples
One wrong thought may cause a lifelong regret.
She is charged with the task of ensuring the government's lifelong learning plans make sense to the public.
Thus was born a lifelong interest in building houses by unconventional means, normally on his own or with one or two helpers.
Definitions
noun
- a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
adjective
- continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
- not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition
Examples
To avoid leaving the center posts in the permanent work, two rows of temporary posts were placed, as shown by Fig. 1, Plate LX, the center wall and skewback were built, and the posts were removed, as shown by Fig. 2, Plate LX, before placing the remainder of the lining.
In contrast, although not originally intended as permanent implants, in practice bioabsorbable hemostats are often left in the surgical bed to prevent rebleeding after surgical closure.
Push the panel into the glued surface and use a level to make certain it is plumb before you tack it into position and glue it down permanently.
