structural member vs brace

structural member and brace both are nouns.

structural member is not a verb while brace is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
structural member	Yes	No	No	No
brace	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, brace is a hyponym of structural member; that is, brace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than structural member:

structural member: support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
brace: a structural member used to stiffen a framework

Other hyponyms of structural member include beam, bracing, plate, riser, sill, tread, upright, vertical, stiffener.

structural member (noun)	brace (noun)
support that is a constituent part of any structure or building	a structural member used to stiffen a framework
	a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
	an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
	a support that steadies or strengthens something else
	elastic straps that hold trousers up
	a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
	either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
	a set of two similar things considered as a unit
	two items of the same kind

structural member (verb)	brace (verb)
	cause to be alert and energetic
	support by bracing
	support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
	prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult

structural member vs brace

structural member and brace both are nouns.

structural member is not a verb while brace is a verb.

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