stone vs calculus

calculus vs stone

stone and calculus both are nouns.

stone is an adjective but calculus is not an adjective.

stone is a verb but calculus is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stone	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
calculus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, calculus is a hyponym of stone; that is, calculus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stone:

stone: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
calculus: a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body

Other hyponyms of stone include achondrite, bedrock, boulder, bowlder, concretion, chondrite, clastic rock, crystal, crystallization, intrusion, outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop, pebble, petrifaction, sill, stepping stone, tor, wall rock, whin, whinstone, xenolith.

stone (noun)	calculus (noun)
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose	the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
a lack of feeling or expression or movement	a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter	an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

stone (adjective)	calculus (adjective)
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors

stone (verb)	calculus (verb)
remove the pits from
kill by throwing stones at

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