Hyponymy vs Prototype - What's the difference?
hyponymy | prototype |
(semantics) The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.
An original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations
An early sample or model built to test a concept or process
(semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
(computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters but none of the body, or actual code.
To create a prototype of.
In semantics terms the difference between hyponymy and prototype
is that hyponymy is the semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous while prototype is an instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.As a verb prototype is
to create a prototype of.hyponymy
English
(wikipedia hyponymy)Noun
(hyponymies)Antonyms
* hypernymyprototype
English
(wikipedia prototype)Noun
(en noun)- The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked.
- A robin is a prototype of a bird; a penguin is not.