current of air vs southerly

southerly vs current of air

current of air and southerly both are nouns.

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

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

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

As nouns, southerly is a hyponym of current of air; that is, southerly 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
southerly: a wind from the south

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, northerly, prevailing wind, samiel, simoom, simoon, south wind, souther, squall, thermal, draft, draught, west wind, wester.

current of air (noun)	southerly (noun)
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure	a wind from the south

current of air (adjective)	southerly (adjective)
	from the south; used especially of wind
	situated in or oriented toward the south

current of air (adverb)	southerly (adverb)
	from the south
	toward the south

Difference between current of air and southerly

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