fitting vs receptacle

receptacle vs fitting

fitting and receptacle both are nouns.

fitting is an adjective but receptacle is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fitting	Yes	Yes	No	No
receptacle	Yes	No	No	No

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

fitting: a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
receptacle: an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert

Other hyponyms of fitting include gas fitting, pipe fitting, pipefitting.

fitting (noun)	receptacle (noun)
putting clothes on to see whether they fit	a container that is used to put or keep things in
a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system	an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
(usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)	enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

fitting (adjective)	receptacle (adjective)
being precisely fitting and right
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

Difference between fitting and receptacle

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