pocket vs incurvature

incurvature vs pocket

pocket and incurvature both are nouns.

pocket is a verb but incurvature is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pocket	Yes	No	Yes	No
incurvature	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, incurvature is a hypernym of pocket; that is, incurvature is a word with a broader meaning than pocket:

pocket: a hollow concave shape made by removing something
incurvature: a shape that curves or bends inward

Other hypernyms of pocket include concave shape, concavity, incurvation.

pocket (noun)	incurvature (noun)
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles	a shape that curves or bends inward
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
a small isolated group of people
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
a supply of money
an enclosed space
a hollow concave shape made by removing something
(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left

pocket (verb)	incurvature (verb)
put in one's pocket
take unlawfully

Difference between pocket and incurvature

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