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tube vs column

column vs tube

tube and column both are nouns.

tube is a verb but column is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tube Yes No Yes No
column Yes No No No
As nouns, column is a hyponym of tube; that is, column is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tube:
  • tube: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
  • column: a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
Other hyponyms of tube include barrel, gun barrel, blow tube, blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe, blowtube, cannula, capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing, catheter, cigarette holder, coil, chromatography column, drain, hose, hosepipe, inner tube, mouthpiece, pea shooter, pipage, pipe, piping, pipe, tobacco pipe, silencer, siphon, syphon, speaking tube, stem, stent, drinking straw, straw, test tube, torpedo tube, venturi, well point, wellpoint, water tube, watertube.
tube (noun) column (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
a hollow cylindrical shape an article giving opinions or perspectives
a page or text that is vertically divided
a line of units following one after another
a vertical array of numbers or other information
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
tube (verb) column (verb)
place or enclose in a tube
convey in a tube
ride or float on an inflated tube
provide with a tube or insert a tube into
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