tensor vs tensor tympani

tensor and tensor tympani both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tensor	Yes	No	No	No
tensor tympani	Yes	No	No	No

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

tensor: any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
tensor tympani: a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum

tensor (noun)	tensor tympani (noun)
any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm	a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum
a generalization of the concept of a vector

tensor vs tensor tympani

tensor and tensor tympani both are nouns.

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