stem vs descriptor

descriptor vs stem

stem and descriptor both are nouns.

stem is a verb but descriptor is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stem	Yes	No	Yes	No
descriptor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, descriptor is a hypernym of stem; that is, descriptor is a word with a broader meaning than stem:

stem: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
descriptor: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

Other hypernyms of stem include form, signifier, word form.

stem (noun)	descriptor (noun)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it	a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
front part of a vessel or aircraft	the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
the tube of a tobacco pipe
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

stem (verb)	descriptor (verb)
stop the flow of a liquid
remove the stem from
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
cause to point inward

Difference between stem and descriptor

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