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airsickness vs kinetosis

kinetosis vs airsickness

airsickness and kinetosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
airsickness Yes No No No
kinetosis Yes No No No
As nouns, kinetosis is a hypernym of airsickness; that is, kinetosis is a word with a broader meaning than airsickness:
  • airsickness: motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)
  • kinetosis: the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
Other hypernyms of airsickness include motion sickness.
airsickness (noun) kinetosis (noun)
motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence) the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
Difference between airsickness and kinetosis

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