constituent vs base

base vs constituent

constituent and base both are nouns.

constituent and base both are adjectives.

constituent is not a verb while base is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
constituent	Yes	Yes	No	No
base	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

constituent: something determined in relation to something that includes it
base: the most important or necessary part of something

Other hyponyms of constituent include substance, language unit, linguistic unit, item, point, butt, basis, detail, item, particular, unit, member, balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest, subpart.

constituent (noun)	base (noun)
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system	a support or foundation
an abstract part of something	lowest support of a structure
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction	a place that the runner must touch before scoring
a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes	(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
something determined in relation to something that includes it	installation from which a military force initiates operations
	a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
	the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
	the principal ingredient of a mixture
	the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
	a lower limit
	(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
	the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
	the bottom or lowest part
	(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
	the most important or necessary part of something
	the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
	any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
	a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

constituent (adjective)	base (adjective)
constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)	serving as or forming a base
	debased; not genuine
	having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
	illegitimate
	(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
	of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
	not adhering to ethical or moral principles

constituent (verb)	base (verb)
	use as a basis for; found on
	use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
	situate as a center of operations

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