column vs tubing

tubing vs column

column and tubing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
column	Yes	No	No	No
tubing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tubing is a hypernym of column; that is, tubing is a word with a broader meaning than column:

column: a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
tubing: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

Other hypernyms of column include tube.

column (noun)	tubing (noun)
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure	conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
an article giving opinions or perspectives
a page or text that is vertically divided
a line of units following one after another
a vertical array of numbers or other information
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

Difference between column and tubing

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