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musical instrument vs musical box

musical box vs musical instrument

musical instrument and musical box both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
musical instrument Yes No No No
musical box Yes No No No
As nouns, musical box is a hyponym of musical instrument; that is, musical box is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than musical instrument:
  • musical instrument: any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
  • musical box: produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
musical instrument (noun) musical box (noun)
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
Difference between musical instrument and musical box

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