alteration vs scintillation

scintillation vs alteration

alteration and scintillation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, scintillation is a hyponym of alteration; that is, scintillation 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
scintillation: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

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, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

alteration (noun)	scintillation (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	a brilliant display of wit
	a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
	(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

Difference between alteration and scintillation

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