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avulsion vs modification

modification vs avulsion

avulsion and modification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
avulsion Yes No No No
modification Yes No No No
As nouns, modification is a hypernym of avulsion; that is, modification 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
  • modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Other hypernyms of avulsion include alteration, change.
avulsion (noun) modification (noun)
a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
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 slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
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