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avulsion vs alteration

alteration vs avulsion

avulsion and alteration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
avulsion Yes No No No
alteration Yes No No No
As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of avulsion; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than avulsion:
  • avulsion: an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another
  • alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Other hypernyms of avulsion include change, modification.
avulsion (noun) alteration (noun)
a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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