alteration vs transition

transition vs alteration

alteration and transition both are nouns.

alteration is not a verb while transition is a verb.

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

As nouns, transition is a hyponym of alteration; that is, transition 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
transition: a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

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, 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)	transition (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	the act of passing from one state or place to the next
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	a musical passage moving from one key to another
	an event that results in a transformation
	a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

alteration (verb)	transition (verb)
	make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
	cause to convert or undergo a transition

Difference between alteration and transition

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