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tube vs vessel

vessel vs tube

tube and vessel both are nouns.

tube is a verb but vessel is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tube Yes No Yes No
vessel Yes No No No
As nouns, vessel is a hyponym of tube; that is, vessel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tube:
  • tube: (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
  • vessel: a tube in which a body fluid circulates
Other hyponyms of tube include tubule, salpinx, cochlea, vas.
tube (noun) vessel (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases a craft designed for water transportation
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope a tube in which a body fluid circulates
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
a hollow cylindrical shape
tube (verb) vessel (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 vessel

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