current of air vs northerly

northerly vs current of air

current of air and northerly both are nouns.

current of air is not an adjective while northerly is an adjective.

current of air is not an adverb while northerly is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
current of air	Yes	No	No	No
northerly	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

As nouns, northerly is a hyponym of current of air; that is, northerly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than current of air:

current of air: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
northerly: a wind that blows from the north

Other hyponyms of current of air include airstream, calm, calm air, air, breeze, gentle wind, zephyr, chinook, chinook wind, snow eater, harmattan, crosswind, foehn, fohn, khamsin, Santa Ana, high wind, headwind, catabatic wind, katabatic wind, tailwind, doldrums, languor, east wind, easter, easterly, northwest wind, northwester, sou'wester, southwester, sou'easter, southeaster, gale, blast, blow, gust, monsoon, monsoon, boreas, north wind, norther, prevailing wind, samiel, simoom, simoon, south wind, souther, southerly, squall, thermal, draft, draught, west wind, wester.

current of air (noun)	northerly (noun)
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure	a wind that blows from the north

current of air (adjective)	northerly (adjective)
	coming from the north; used especially of wind
	oriented toward the north

current of air (adverb)	northerly (adverb)
	in a northern direction

Difference between current of air and northerly

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