scene vs set piece

set piece vs scene

scene and set piece both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scene	Yes	No	No	No
set piece	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, set piece is a hyponym of scene; that is, set piece is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scene:

scene: the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
set piece: a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting

Other hyponyms of scene include backcloth, backdrop, background, flat, masking, masking piece.

scene (noun)	set piece (noun)
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale	a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting
graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
the visual percept of a region
a subdivision of an act of a play or performance
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
an incident (real or imaginary)
the place where some action occurs
the context and environment in which something is set
a situation treated as an observable object
a display of bad temper

Difference between scene and set piece

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