nucleus vs structure

structure vs nucleus

nucleus and structure both are nouns.

nucleus is not a verb while structure is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nucleus	Yes	No	No	No
structure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, structure is a hypernym of nucleus; that is, structure is a word with a broader meaning than nucleus:

nucleus: the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
structure: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement

Other hypernyms of nucleus include anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part.

nucleus (noun)	structure (noun)
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction	a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord	the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex	a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
a small group of indispensable persons or things	the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
the positively charged dense center of an atom	the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
(astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail

nucleus (verb)	structure (verb)
	give a structure to

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