transverse flute vs flute

transverse flute and flute both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transverse flute	Yes	No	No	No
flute	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, transverse flute and flute are synonyms defined as:

transverse flute and flute: a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

As nouns, flute is a hypernym of transverse flute; that is, flute is a word with a broader meaning than transverse flute:

transverse flute: The Western concert flute (also called transverse flute, C flute or Boehm flute) is a side-blown woodwind instrument made of metal or wood.
flute: a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

Other hypernyms of transverse flute include transverse flute.

transverse flute (noun)	flute (noun)
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown	a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
The Western concert flute (also called transverse flute, C flute or Boehm flute) is a side-blown woodwind instrument made of metal or wood.	a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
	a tall narrow wineglass

transverse flute (verb)	flute (verb)
	form flutes in