conception vs regulation

regulation vs conception

conception and regulation both are nouns.

conception is not an adjective while regulation is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conception	Yes	No	No	No
regulation	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, regulation is a hyponym of conception; that is, regulation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conception:

conception: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
regulation: a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

Other hyponyms of conception include conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization, notion, category, rule, attribute, dimension, property, abstract, abstraction, quantity, division, part, section, whole, law, natural law, law, law of nature, lexicalized concept, hypothesis, possibility, theory, fact, linguistic rule, rule, adiaphoron, hypostatic union.

conception (noun)	regulation (noun)
the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon	the act of controlling or directing according to rule
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances	the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
the creation of something in the mind	a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
the event that occurred at the beginning of something	an authoritative command
	(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
	the state of being controlled or governed

conception (adjective)	regulation (adjective)
	prescribed by or according to regulation

Difference between conception and regulation

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