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lacrimal duct vs canal

canal vs lacrimal duct

lacrimal duct and canal both are nouns.

lacrimal duct is not a verb while canal is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lacrimal duct Yes No No No
canal Yes No Yes No
As nouns, canal is a hypernym of lacrimal duct; that is, canal is a word with a broader meaning than lacrimal duct:
  • lacrimal duct: any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of lacrimal duct include channel, duct, epithelial duct.
lacrimal duct (noun) canal (noun)
any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
lacrimal duct (verb) canal (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between lacrimal duct and canal

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