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umbilical vs canal

canal vs umbilical

umbilical and canal both are nouns.

umbilical is an adjective but canal is not an adjective.

umbilical is not a verb while canal is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
umbilical Yes Yes No No
canal Yes No Yes No
As nouns, canal is a hypernym of umbilical; that is, canal is a word with a broader meaning than umbilical:
  • umbilical: membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of umbilical include channel, duct, epithelial duct, funiculus, fetal membrane.
umbilical (noun) canal (noun)
membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
umbilical (adjective) canal (adjective)
relating to or resembling the umbilicus
umbilical (verb) canal (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between umbilical and canal

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