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form vs type

type vs form

form and type both are nouns.

form and type both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
form Yes No Yes No
type Yes No Yes No
As nouns, type is a hyponym of form; that is, type is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than form:
  • form: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
  • type: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
Other hyponyms of form include description, antitype, art form, style, flavor, flavour, color, colour, species, genus, brand, make, genre, ilk, like, manner, model, stripe, like, the like, the likes of.
form (noun) type (noun)
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
a life-size dummy used to display clothes a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
a mold for setting concrete all of the tokens of the same symbol
the visual appearance of something or someone printed characters
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
an ability to perform well a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
a particular mode in which something is manifested
alternative names for the body of a human being
a perceptual structure
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
a printed document with spaces in which to write
an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
a body of students who are taught together
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
form (verb) type (verb)
give shape or form to identify as belonging to a certain type
assume a form or shape write by means of a keyboard with types
make something, usually for a specific function
create (as an entity)
establish or impress firmly in the mind
to compose or represent
develop into a distinctive entity
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