ball-and-socket joint vs hip

ball-and-socket joint and hip both are nouns.

ball-and-socket joint is not an adjective while hip is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ball-and-socket joint	Yes	No	No	No
hip	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, hip is a hyponym of ball-and-socket joint; that is, hip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ball-and-socket joint:

ball-and-socket joint: a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
hip: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

Other hyponyms of ball-and-socket joint include articulatio humeri, shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio coxae, coxa, hip joint.

ball-and-socket joint (noun)	hip (noun)
a joint that can rotate within a socket	either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone	the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
	the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
	the fruit of a rose plant
	(architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof

ball-and-socket joint (adjective)	hip (adjective)
	informed about the latest trends

ball-and-socket joint vs hip

ball-and-socket joint and hip both are nouns.

ball-and-socket joint is not an adjective while hip is an adjective.

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