air current vs easterly

easterly vs air current

air current and easterly both are nouns.

air current is not an adjective while easterly is an adjective.

air current is not an adverb while easterly is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
air current	Yes	No	No	No
easterly	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

As nouns, easterly is a hyponym of air current; that is, easterly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than air current:

air current: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
easterly: a wind from the east

Other hyponyms of air current include airstream, calm, calm air, air, breeze, gentle wind, zephyr, chinook, chinook wind, snow eater, harmattan, crosswind, foehn, fohn, khamsin, Santa Ana, high wind, headwind, catabatic wind, katabatic wind, tailwind, doldrums, languor, east wind, easter, northwest wind, northwester, sou'wester, southwester, sou'easter, southeaster, gale, blast, blow, gust, monsoon, monsoon, boreas, north wind, norther, northerly, prevailing wind, samiel, simoom, simoon, south wind, souther, southerly, squall, thermal, draft, draught, west wind, wester.

air current (noun)	easterly (noun)
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure	a wind from the east

air current (adjective)	easterly (adjective)
	from the east; used especially of winds
	lying in or toward the east

air current (adverb)	easterly (adverb)
	from the east

Difference between air current and easterly

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