piping vs tubing
tubing vs pipingpiping and tubing both are nouns.
piping is an adverb but tubing is not an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| piping | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| tubing | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
tubing is a hypernym of
piping; that is, tubing is a
word with a broader meaning than piping:
- piping: a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- tubing: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
Other hypernyms of piping include
tube.
| piping (noun) | tubing (noun) |
|---|---|
| playing a pipe or the bagpipes | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases |
| a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. | |
| a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems |
| piping (adverb) | tubing (adverb) |
|---|---|
| (used of heat) extremely |
Words related to "piping"
Words related to "tubing"
- barrel
- blow tube
- blowgun
- blowpipe
- blowtube
- cannula
- capillary
- capillary tube
- capillary tubing
- catheter
- chromatography column
- cigarette holder
- coil
- column
- conduit
- drain
- drinking straw
- gun barrel
- hose
- hosepipe
- inner tube
- mouthpiece
- pea shooter
- pipage
- pipe
- piping
- silencer
- siphon
- speaking tube
- stem
- stent
- straw
- syphon
- test tube
- tobacco pipe
- torpedo tube
- tube
- venturi
- water tube
- watertube
- well point
- wellpoint
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