slip ring vs connector

slip ring and connector both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slip ring	Yes	No	No	No
connector	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, connector is a hypernym of slip ring; that is, connector is a word with a broader meaning than slip ring:

slip ring: connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts
connector: an instrumentality that connects

Other hypernyms of slip ring include connecter, connection, connective, connexion.

slip ring (noun)	connector (noun)
connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts	an instrumentality that connects