tectonics vs geomorphology

tectonics and geomorphology both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tectonics	Yes	No	No	No
geomorphology	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, geomorphology is a hypernym of tectonics; that is, geomorphology is a word with a broader meaning than tectonics:

tectonics: the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
geomorphology: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms

Other hypernyms of tectonics include morphology.

tectonics (noun)	geomorphology (noun)
the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust	the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
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