action vs concretion

concretion vs action

action and concretion both are nouns.

action is a verb but concretion is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
action	Yes	No	Yes	No
concretion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, concretion is a hyponym of action; that is, concretion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than action:

action: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
concretion: the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)

Other hyponyms of action include radiation, absorption, acidification, adiabatic process, aeration, antiredeposition, capture, capture, centrifugation, chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, chromatography, condensation, convection, clotting, coagulation, curdling, decay, demagnetisation, demagnetization, desorption, diffusion, disintegration, dissolution, distillation, distillment, drift, effervescence, cataphoresis, dielectrolysis, electrophoresis, ionophoresis, ecesis, establishment, extinction, extraction, feedback, filtration, flocculation, flow, formation, fossilisation, fossilization, geologic process, geological process, curing, hardening, set, solidification, solidifying, inactivation, ion exchange, ionisation, ionization, leach, leaching, magnetic induction, magnetisation, magnetization, materialisation, materialization, nuclear reaction, opacification, oscillation, oxygenation, pair creation, pair formation, pair production, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change, precession of the equinoxes, release, saltation, scattering, sericulture, sink, soak, soakage, soaking, softening, sorption, source, rigidification, rigidifying, stiffening, stimulation, ecological succession, succession, natural selection, selection, survival, survival of the fittest, synergism, synergy, temperature change, transduction, transpiration, vitrification.

action (noun)	concretion (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field	the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong	an increase in the density of something
something done (usually as opposed to something said)	a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
a military engagement	the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
an act by a government body or supranational organization
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active

action (verb)	concretion (verb)
put in effect
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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