1 Hourglass: Torso and hips are approximately the same width - with waist definition.  Apple: Torso and upper body wider than your hips - with little or no waist definition. You might have weight surrounding your waist.
From a legal point of view, a merger is a legal consolidation of two entities into one entity, whereas an acquisition occurs when one entity takes ownership of another entity's stock, equity interests or assets.
Short Definition: understanding Definition: a putting together in the mind, hence: understanding, practical discernment, intellect. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 4907 sÃ½nesis (from 4920 /synÃ­Ämi) â properly, facts joined together for holistic understanding, i.e. synthesized reasoning that joins implicit (indirect) truths for comprehension. See also 4920 (synÃ­Ämi). For the believer, this connects the dots through sanctified, inductive reasoning (done under God).