concrete vs porous concrete

porous concrete vs concrete

concrete and porous concrete both are nouns.

concrete is an adjective but porous concrete is not an adjective.

concrete is a verb but porous concrete is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
concrete	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
porous concrete	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, porous concrete is a hyponym of concrete; that is, porous concrete is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than concrete:

concrete: a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
porous concrete: a lightweight, precast, concrete building material invented in the mid-1920s that simultaneously provides structure, insulation, and fire- and mold-resistance.

Other hyponyms of concrete include cement, ferroconcrete, reinforced concrete, AAC, autoclaved aerated concrete, autoclaved cellular concrete, autoclaved concrete, autoclaved lightweight concrete, structural concrete.

concrete (noun)	porous concrete (noun)
a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water	a lightweight, precast, concrete building material invented in the mid-1920s that simultaneously provides structure, insulation, and fire- and mold-resistance.

concrete (adjective)	porous concrete (adjective)
capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
formed by the coalescence of particles

concrete (verb)	porous concrete (verb)
form into a solid mass; coalesce
cover with cement

Difference between concrete and porous concrete

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