weather vane vs mechanical device

weather vane and mechanical device both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weather vane	Yes	No	No	No
mechanical device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mechanical device is a hypernym of weather vane; that is, mechanical device is a word with a broader meaning than weather vane:

weather vane: mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
mechanical device: mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

weather vane (noun)	mechanical device (noun)
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind	mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

weather vane vs mechanical device

weather vane and mechanical device both are nouns.

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