epilation vs shaving

epilation and shaving both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
epilation	Yes	No	No	No
shaving	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hyponyms of epilation include shave, electrolysis.

epilation (noun)	shaving (noun)
the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)	the act of removing hair with a razor
loss of hair; the result of removing hair	the act of brushing against while passing
	a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something