alteration vs birth

birth vs alteration

alteration and birth both are nouns.

alteration is not a verb while birth is a verb.

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

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

alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
birth: the event of being born

Other hyponyms of alteration include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

alteration (noun)	birth (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	the event of being born
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	a baby born; an offspring
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	the process of giving birth
	the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
	the time when something begins (especially life)

alteration (verb)	birth (verb)
	cause to be born

Difference between alteration and birth

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