Nature vs. Type
Difference Between Nature and Type
Naturenoun
(uncountable) The natural world; that which consists of all things unaffected by or predating human technology, production, and design. E.G. the ecosystem, the natural environment, virgin ground, unmodified species, laws of nature.
Nature never lies (i.e. tells untruths).Typenoun
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane.Naturenoun
The innate characteristics of a thing. What something will tend by its own constitution, to be or do. Distinct from what might be expected or intended.
Typenoun
An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
Naturenoun
The summary of everything that has to do with biological, chemical and physical states and events in the physical universe.
Typenoun
An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
Naturenoun
Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.
Typenoun
A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
Naturenoun
Kind, sort; character; quality.
Typenoun
(uncountable) Such types collectively, or a set of type of one font or size.
Naturenoun
(obsolete) Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.
Typenoun
Text printed with such type, or imitating its characteristics.
The headline was set in bold type.Naturenoun
(obsolete) Natural affection or reverence.
Typenoun
(taxonomy) Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.
the type of a genus, family, etc.Natureverb
(obsolete) To endow with natural qualities.
Typenoun
Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.
We can't get along: he's just not my type.He was exactly her type.Naturenoun
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized;
it is the nature of fire to burnthe true nature of jealousyTypenoun
(medicine) A blood group.
Naturenoun
a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe;
the laws of naturenature has seen to it that men are stronger than womenTypenoun
(theology) An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament event linked to Christian times.
Naturenoun
the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.;
they tried to preserve nature as they found itTypenoun
(computing theory) A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can be used in which situations; a data type.
Naturenoun
the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions;
it is his nature to help othersTypenoun
(fine arts) The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; especially, the design on the face of a medal or a coin.
Naturenoun
a particular type of thing;
problems of this type are very difficult to solvehe's interested in trains and things of that naturematters of a personal natureTypenoun
(chemistry) A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived.
The fundamental types used to express the simplest and most essential chemical relations are hydrochloric acid, water, ammonia, and methane.Typenoun
(mathematics) A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed theory). (Note: this corresponds to the notion of "data type" in computing theory.)
Categorial grammar is like a combination of context-free grammar and types.Typeverb
To put text on paper using a typewriter.
Typeverb
To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
Typeverb
To determine the blood type of.
The doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion.Typeverb
To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
Typeverb
To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
Typeverb
To categorize into types.
Typenoun
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing;
what type of sculpture do you prefer?Typenoun
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);
a real charactera strange charactera friendly eccentricthe capable typea mental caseTypenoun
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
Typenoun
printed characters;
small type is hard to readTypenoun
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper;
he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them upTypenoun
all of the tokens of the same symbol;
the word `element' contains five different types of characterTypeverb
write by means of a keyboard with types;
type the acceptance letter, pleaseTypeverb
identify as belonging to a certain type;
Such people can practically be typed
