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elevator vs surface

surface vs elevator

elevator and surface both are nouns.

elevator is not an adjective while surface is an adjective.

elevator is not a verb while surface is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elevator Yes No No No
surface Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, surface is a hypernym of elevator; that is, surface is a word with a broader meaning than elevator:
  • elevator: the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
  • surface: a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
Other hypernyms of elevator include aerofoil, airfoil, control surface.
elevator (noun) surface (noun)
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something
information that has become public
the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
the outermost level of the land or sea
elevator (adjective) surface (adjective)
on the surface
elevator (verb) surface (verb)
appear or become visible; make a showing
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
come to the surface
Difference between elevator and surface

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