muscle vs tensor

tensor vs muscle

muscle and tensor both are nouns.

muscle is a verb but tensor is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
muscle	Yes	No	Yes	No
tensor	Yes	No	No	No

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

muscle: one of the contractile organs of the body
tensor: any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm

Other hyponyms of muscle include skeletal muscle, striated muscle, pronator, supinator, levator, antagonistic muscle, eye muscle, ocular muscle, rectus, involuntary muscle, smooth muscle, anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle, retractor muscle.

muscle (noun)	tensor (noun)
possessing muscular strength	any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)	a generalization of the concept of a vector
one of the contractile organs of the body
animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard

muscle (verb)	tensor (verb)
make one's way by force

Difference between muscle and tensor

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