auditory ossicle vs hammer

hammer vs auditory ossicle

auditory ossicle and hammer both are nouns.

auditory ossicle is not a verb while hammer is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
auditory ossicle	Yes	No	No	No
hammer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hammer is a hyponym of auditory ossicle; that is, hammer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than auditory ossicle:

auditory ossicle: ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
hammer: the ossicle attached to the eardrum

Other hyponyms of auditory ossicle include malleus, anvil, incus, stapes, stirrup.

auditory ossicle (noun)	hammer (noun)
ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear	the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
	a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
	a power tool for drilling rocks
	a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
	a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
	the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
	a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
	the ossicle attached to the eardrum

auditory ossicle (verb)	hammer (verb)
	beat with or as if with a hammer
	create by hammering

Difference between auditory ossicle and hammer

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