electronic device vs hearing aid

hearing aid vs electronic device

electronic device and hearing aid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electronic device	Yes	No	No	No
hearing aid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hearing aid is a hyponym of electronic device; that is, hearing aid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than electronic device:

electronic device: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
hearing aid: an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing

Other hyponyms of electronic device include answering machine, beeper, pager, defibrillator, display, video display, display adapter, display adaptor, dongle, doubler, generator, deaf-aid, logic element, computer mouse, mouse, multiplexer, artificial pacemaker, pacemaker, organiser, organizer, PDA, personal digital assistant, personal organiser, personal organizer, read-out, readout, repeater, digital scanner, image scanner, scanner, system clock, trackball, electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube, effects unit, compander, fence charger, fence energizer, compressor, expander.

electronic device (noun)	hearing aid (noun)
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically	a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person
	an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing

Difference between electronic device and hearing aid

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