transport vs instrumentality

instrumentality vs transport

transport and instrumentality both are nouns.

transport is a verb but instrumentality is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transport	Yes	No	Yes	No
instrumentality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, instrumentality is a hypernym of transport; that is, instrumentality is a word with a broader meaning than transport:

transport: something that serves as a means of transportation
instrumentality: an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

Other hypernyms of transport include instrumentation, means.

transport (noun)	instrumentality (noun)
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials	an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
the act of moving something from one location to another	the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
something that serves as a means of transportation	a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

transport (verb)	instrumentality (verb)
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
send from one person or place to another
hold spellbound
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
transport commercially

Difference between transport and instrumentality

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