tubing vs barrel

barrel vs tubing

tubing and barrel both are nouns.

tubing is not a verb while barrel is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tubing	Yes	No	No	No
barrel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, barrel is a hyponym of tubing; that is, barrel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tubing:

tubing: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
barrel: a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

Other hyponyms of tubing include gun barrel, blow tube, blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe, blowtube, cannula, capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing, catheter, cigarette holder, coil, chromatography column, 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.

tubing (noun)	barrel (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases	a cylindrical container that holds liquids
	a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
	any of various units of capacity
	the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
	a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

tubing (verb)	barrel (verb)
	put in barrels

Difference between tubing and barrel

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