Parts vs. Feature

Parts vs. Feature — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Parts and Feature

Partsnoun

(plural only) Intellectual ability or learning.

He was a man of great parts but little virtue.

Featurenoun

(obsolete) One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.

Partsnoun

Vicinity, region.

Featurenoun

An important or main item.

Partsnoun

The genitals, short for private parts.

Featurenoun

(media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.

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Partsnoun

the local environment;

he hasn't been seen around these parts in years

Featurenoun

Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).

Featurenoun

(computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.

Featurenoun

The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.

one of the features of the landscape

Featurenoun

(archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.

Featurenoun

(engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.

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Featurenoun

An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed.

Featurenoun

(music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.

Featurenoun

(linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.

Featureverb

(transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.

Featureverb

(transitive) To star, to contain.

Featureverb

(intransitive) To appear, to make an appearance.

Featureverb

To have features resembling.

Featurenoun

a prominent aspect of something;

the map showed roads and other featuresgenerosity is one of his best characteristics

Featurenoun

the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin;

an expression of pleasure crossed his featureshis lineaments were very regular

Featurenoun

the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater;

the feature tonight is `Casablanca'

Featurenoun

a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine;

they ran a feature on retirement planning

Featurenoun

an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles

Featureverb

have as a feature;

This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France

Featureverb

wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner;

she was sporting a new hat