alteration vs sublimation

sublimation vs alteration

alteration and sublimation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sublimation is a hyponym of alteration; that is, sublimation 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
sublimation: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable

Other hyponyms of alteration include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, 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, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

alteration (noun)	sublimation (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

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