alteration vs accommodation

accommodation vs alteration

alteration and accommodation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alteration	Yes	No	No	No
accommodation	Yes	No	No	No

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

alteration: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
accommodation: (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye

Other hyponyms of alteration include laxation, loosening, tightening, adaptation, tune.

alteration (noun)	accommodation (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	living quarters provided for public convenience
	in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
	a settlement of differences
	making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

Difference between alteration and accommodation

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