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mat vs canvas

canvas vs mat

mat and canvas both are nouns.

mat is an adjective but canvas is not an adjective.

mat and canvas both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mat Yes Yes Yes No
canvas Yes No Yes No
As nouns, canvas is a hyponym of mat; that is, canvas is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mat:
  • mat: sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
  • canvas: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
Other hyponyms of mat include canvass, wrestling mat.
mat (noun) canvas (noun)
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering a heavy, closely woven fabric
sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it a tent made of canvas fabric
mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete an oil painting on canvas fabric
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
mat (adjective) canvas (adjective)
not reflecting light; not glossy
mat (verb) canvas (verb)
change texture so as to become matted and felt-like cover with canvas
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
Difference between mat and canvas

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