transport vs mechanism

mechanism vs transport

transport and mechanism both are nouns.

transport is a verb but mechanism is not a verb.

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

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

transport: a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

transport (noun)	mechanism (noun)
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials	the technical aspects of doing something
the act of moving something from one location to another	device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
something that serves as a means of transportation	(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder	a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes	the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

transport (verb)	mechanism (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

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