quality vs register

register vs quality

quality and register both are nouns.

quality is an adjective but register is not an adjective.

quality is not a verb while register is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quality	Yes	Yes	No	No
register	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, register is a hyponym of quality; that is, register is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quality:

quality: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
register: (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments

Other hyponyms of quality include harmonic, resonance, color, coloration, colour, colouration, nasality, plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy, shrillness, stridence, stridency, metallicity.

quality (noun)	register (noun)
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone	a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)	an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
a degree or grade of excellence or worth	a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something	(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
high social status	(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
	an official written record of names or events or transactions
	a book in which names and transactions are listed

quality (adjective)	register (adjective)
of superior grade
of high social status

quality (verb)	register (verb)
	enter into someone's consciousness
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	record in a public office or in a court of law
	send by registered mail
	manipulate the registers of an organ
	be aware of
	show in one's face
	record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
	enroll to vote
	have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

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