Design and Function

Design

Design noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.

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Function and design are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Function" instead a noun "Design".

Function noun - A social gathering.

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Design and function are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Design" instead a noun "Function".

old	old design	old function
physical	physical design	physical function
exact	exact design	exact function
particular	particular design	particular function
Other adjectives: similar, identical, complex, original, simple, actual, entire, practical, new, unique, official, alternate, basic, intended, different, overall.

name	design name	function name
parts	design parts	function parts
way	design way	function way
spell	design spell	function spell
Other words: characters, machine, weapon.

Just as with all examples, the historical design or function is moot.

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The Horten Ho 229, a prototype German bomber built towards the end of World War II, certainly qualifies both in design and function.

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Commercials for the Motorola Droid smartphone emphasize its amazingly manly design and function, particularly in comparison to the metrosexual-friendly iPhone and downright girly Palm Pre.

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