alteration vs deformation

deformation vs alteration

alteration and deformation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, deformation is a hyponym of alteration; that is, deformation 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
deformation: alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it

Other hyponyms of alteration include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, 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)	deformation (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	a change for the worse
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it

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