electronic device vs tube

tube vs electronic device

electronic device and tube both are nouns.

electronic device is not a verb while tube is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electronic device	Yes	No	No	No
tube	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

electronic device: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
tube: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

Other hyponyms of electronic device include answering machine, beeper, pager, defibrillator, display, video display, display adapter, display adaptor, dongle, doubler, generator, deaf-aid, hearing 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, vacuum tube, effects unit, compander, fence charger, fence energizer, compressor, expander.

electronic device (noun)	tube (noun)
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically	conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
	an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
	electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
	(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
	a hollow cylindrical shape

electronic device (verb)	tube (verb)
	place or enclose in a tube
	convey in a tube
	ride or float on an inflated tube
	provide with a tube or insert a tube into

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