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tube vs gas-discharge tube

gas-discharge tube vs tube

tube and gas-discharge tube both are nouns.

tube is a verb but gas-discharge tube is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tube Yes No Yes No
gas-discharge tube Yes No No No
As nouns, gas-discharge tube is a hyponym of tube; that is, gas-discharge tube is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tube:
  • tube: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
  • gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
tube (noun) gas-discharge tube (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
a hollow cylindrical shape
tube (verb) gas-discharge tube (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
Difference between tube and gas-discharge tube

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