tubing vs column

column vs tubing

tubing and column both are nouns.

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

As nouns, column is a hyponym of tubing; that is, column 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
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 tubing 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.

tubing (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
	a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
	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
	any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
	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

Difference between tubing and column

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