reservoir vs cistern
cistern vs reservoirreservoir and cistern both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reservoir | Yes | No | No | No |
| cistern | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
cistern is a hyponym of
reservoir; that is, cistern is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
reservoir:
- reservoir: tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
- cistern: an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
Other hyponyms of reservoir include
sump, water tower.
| reservoir (noun) | cistern (noun) |
|---|---|
| tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil) | an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater |
| lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water | a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet |
| anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies | a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid |
| a large or extra supply of something |
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