bulk vs magnitude
magnitude vs bulkbulk and magnitude both are nouns.
bulk is a verb but magnitude is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bulk | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| magnitude | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
magnitude is a hypernym of
bulk; that is, magnitude is a
word with a broader meaning than bulk:
- bulk: the property of something that is great in magnitude
- magnitude: the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
| bulk (noun) | magnitude (noun) |
|---|---|
| the property of something that is great in magnitude | the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) |
| the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part | relative importance |
| the property possessed by a large mass | a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10 |
| bulk (verb) | magnitude (verb) |
|---|---|
| cause to bulge or swell outwards | |
| stick out or up | |
| to gain size and weight by means of exercise and diet |
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