structure vs nucleus

nucleus vs structure

structure and nucleus both are nouns.

structure is a verb but nucleus is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
structure	Yes	No	Yes	No
nucleus	Yes	No	No	No

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

structure: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
nucleus: the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex

Other hyponyms of structure include layer, apodeme, caliculus, calycle, calyculus, tooth, pad, branchial cleft, gill cleft, gill slit, branchial arch, gill arch, gill bar, peristome, syrinx, bulb, carina, cauda, chiasm, chiasma, decussation, cingulum, concha, filament, filum, germ, infundibulum, interstice, landmark, limbus, rib, blade, radicle, plexus, rete, tube-shaped structure, tube, passage, passageway, fundus, funiculus, head, bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, root, capsule, uvea, lens nucleus, membranous labyrinth, bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth, glans, alveolar bed, valve, vascular structure, lacrimal apparatus, cytoskeleton, nucleolar organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolus organizer, centromere, kinetochore, aster, neural structure, fold, plica, convolution, gyrus, cartilaginous structure, ball, plate, horny structure, unguis, skeletal structure, costa, head, bridge, rotator cuff, cornu, corona, receptor, zona, zone.

structure (noun)	nucleus (noun)
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts	a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts	any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement	the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations	a small group of indispensable persons or things
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships	the positively charged dense center of an atom
	(astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail

structure (verb)	nucleus (verb)
give a structure to

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