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paving material vs tarmac

tarmac vs paving material

paving material and tarmac both are nouns.

paving material is not a verb while tarmac is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
paving material Yes No No No
tarmac Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tarmac is a hyponym of paving material; that is, tarmac is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than paving material:
  • paving material: material used to pave an area
  • tarmac: a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
Other hyponyms of paving material include asphalt, concrete, blacktop, blacktopping, macadam, tarmacadam.
paving material (noun) tarmac (noun)
material used to pave an area a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
paving material (verb) tarmac (verb)
surface with macadam
Difference between paving material and tarmac

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