spandex vs fabric

spandex and fabric both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spandex	Yes	No	No	No
fabric	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fabric is a hypernym of spandex; that is, fabric is a word with a broader meaning than spandex:

spandex: an elastic synthetic fabric
fabric: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of spandex include cloth, material, textile.

spandex (noun)	fabric (noun)
an elastic synthetic fabric	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
	the underlying structure