caption vs translation

translation vs caption

caption and translation both are nouns.

caption is a verb but translation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
caption	Yes	No	Yes	No
translation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, translation is a hypernym of caption; that is, translation is a word with a broader meaning than caption:

caption: translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
translation: a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

Other hypernyms of caption include interlingual rendition, rendering, version.

caption (noun)	translation (noun)
brief description accompanying an illustration	the act of uniform movement
translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen	the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument	a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
	rewording something in less technical terminology
	a uniform movement without rotation
	(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
	(mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same

caption (verb)	translation (verb)
provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

Difference between caption and translation

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