descriptor vs base

base vs descriptor

descriptor and base both are nouns.

descriptor is not an adjective while base is an adjective.

descriptor is not a verb while base is a verb.

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

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

descriptor: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
base: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

Other hyponyms of descriptor include plural, plural form, singular, singular form, ghost word, radical, root, root word, stem, theme, etymon, root, citation form, entry word, main entry word, abbreviation, acronym, initialism.

descriptor (noun)	base (noun)
a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system	a support or foundation
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something	lowest support of a structure
	a place that the runner must touch before scoring
	(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
	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)

descriptor (adjective)	base (adjective)
	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

descriptor (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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