tenor clef vs clef

tenor clef and clef both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tenor clef	Yes	No	No	No
clef	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, clef is a hypernym of tenor clef; that is, clef is a word with a broader meaning than tenor clef:

tenor clef: a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns
clef: a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it

tenor clef (noun)	clef (noun)
a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns	a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it