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geographic area vs catchment area

catchment area vs geographic area

geographic area and catchment area both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geographic area Yes No No No
catchment area Yes No No No
As nouns, catchment area is a hyponym of geographic area; that is, catchment area is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than geographic area:
  • geographic area: a demarcated area of the Earth
  • catchment area: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
geographic area (noun) catchment area (noun)
a demarcated area of the Earth the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
Difference between geographic area and catchment area

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